New Climate Corps Program Announced In Colorado

NEDERLAND, CO — Colorado leaders are set to announce Friday a new climate corps that will be deployed to fight climate change in our state.

Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse are scheduled to tour an AmeriCorps service site in Nederland Friday and announce the creation of the Colorado Climate Corps.

The new program will place 240 AmeriCorps members in 55 counties, Primavera's office said in a news release.

Created in collaboration with Serve Colorado and the Colorado Interagency Climate Team, the initiative aims to "mitigate the threat of future wildfires and floods; improve the health and resiliency of public lands; provide resource and education to marginalized communities experience effects of climate change; and conduct energy and water weatherization and retrofitting to low-income households to conserve resources and lower utility bills," the news release read.

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The announcement is scheduled for 11 a.m., at the AmeriCorps Fire Mitigation Service Site, 141 Sherwood Rd.

The news comes after the three largest wildfires in Colorado's history all occurred in 2020. Our state faces high levels of drought and pollution, and Neguse is working with other local leaders in an effort to mitigate the effects of climate change.