DRCOG aims to clear skies and reduce pollution

O ers grants for cities to create climate action plan

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Denver Regional Council of Governments will receive $1 million from the In ation Reduction Act to cut pollution and build clean energy economies across the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metropolitan statistical area. e Environmental Protection Agency announced the news on May 3.

“ is program, funded through the In ation Reduction Act, provides exible planning resources to local governments, states, tribes and territories for climate solutions that protect communities from pollution and advance environmental justice,” a news release reads. e grants will be awarded and administered later this summer.

According to the news release, DRCOG will collaborate with municipalities and communities to create a climate action plan while focusing on low-income and disadvantaged communities.

“ is is the rst step in a strategic e ort to help our cities build common-sense solutions to reduce climate pollution,”reads EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker’s statement in the news release. “EPA looks forward to supporting locally-grown projects that will make Denver-area communities healthier and stronger.”