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GreenLatinos Colorado works to create equitable environmental policies through the state legislature and Colorado Public Utilities Commission, focusing on clean transportation, renewable energy, and community health.","core_issue_areas":[{"issue_title":"Clean Transportation & Air Quality","issue_description":"North Denver communities face disproportionate exposure to diesel pollution and highway emissions. We advocate for clean truck standards, electric vehicle infrastructure, and transportation justice."},{"issue_title":"Energy Justice & Climate Action","issue_description":"Latine communities bear the cost of fossil fuel infrastructure while being underrepresented in clean energy transitions. We push for equitable renewable energy policies and job opportunities."},{"issue_title":"Environmental Health & Safety","issue_description":"Colorado Latine families face proximity to oil and gas operations near schools and homes. We work to strengthen regulations and protect frontline communities from industrial pollution."},{"issue_title":"Legislative Advocacy","issue_description":"Our team successfully advances environmental justice bills through the Colorado State Legislature, ensuring Latine voices shape state climate policy."}],"programs_initiatives":[{"acf_fc_layout":"featured_program","program_title":"Frontline Accelerator Program","program_description":"Our Frontline Accelerator Program builds capacity in Colorado's Latine communities through education, advocacy training, and leadership development. We provide civics education, public health training, and coaching for government employees on best practices for engaging Latino communities. 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Brian Loma, GreenLatinos' hazardous materials and waste diversion advocate, helped drive months of negotiations that preserved the rule's core protections \u2014 a major step for methane reductions and for the health of Colorado communities near landfills."},{"achievement_title":"CDPHE rejects \"free allocation\" greenwashing in recycled content law","achievement_date":"20250923","achievement_description":"The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment officially determined that \"free allocation\" mass balance accounting is not compliant with state law under HB 22-1355 (Producer Responsibility for Paper and Packaging). GreenLatinos Colorado helped secure this landmark anti-greenwashing decision \u2014 a model other states can follow to stop corporations from overstating recycled content."}],"cta_section":{"cta_heading":"Join GreenLatinos Colorado","cta_text":"Be part of the movement for environmental justice in Colorado. 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