Jared Polis Reacts To EPA Head Lee Zeldin Defending Move To Repeal Major Greenhouse Gas Regulation

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00:00You just heard, of course, us speak with the EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin,

00:05proposing rolling back these regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.

00:10How will this impact your state?

00:15Well, look, what's called for in these times, and we're seeing the impact of climate change,

00:19by the way, in Colorado, the three largest fires in the history of our state all this last decade

00:24across the country, increased hail, weather event damage, it costs homeowners money,

00:29it endangers lives, so that's clear.

00:31You really need an all-of-government approach.

00:33Rather than trying to use legal language to squirm out of taking action on climate,

00:37we should be looking at what each agency can do to improve climate and reduce our emissions.

00:42Like, what can we do, for instance, on transportation?

00:45Our Department of Transportation is looking at transit.

00:47How can we reduce traffic, reduce emissions?

00:50When you look at housing, how do you make sure that people can have affordable housing

00:53near job centers, on transit lines, rather than further out,

00:57where the only option to get to work is a single-occupancy vehicle?

01:01Of course, air quality, Department of Health.

01:03So we really should be asking ourselves these questions in everything we do.

01:06How can we reduce emissions, live more sustainably, cleaner air,

01:10do our part on climate to reduce some of these costly impacts that we're all feeling?

01:14of course, air quality.

01:14Of course, in