New proposal will tackle high utility bills
SB23-291 will reduce reliance on volatile, expensive and dangerous gas.
Danny
Katz
Executive Director, CoPIRG
Started on staff: 2001
B.A., University of Virginia
Danny has been the director of CoPIRG for over a decade. Danny co-authored a groundbreaking report on the state’s transit, walking and biking needs and is a co-author of the annual “State of Recycling” report. He also helped write a 2016 Denver initiative to create a public matching campaign finance program and led the early effort to eliminate predatory payday loans in Colorado. Danny serves on the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Efficiency and Accountability Committee, CDOT’s Transit and Rail Advisory Committee, RTD’s Reimagine Advisory Committee, the Denver Moves Everyone Think Tank, and the I-70 Collaborative Effort. Danny lobbies federal, state and local elected officials on transportation electrification, multimodal transportation, zero waste, consumer protection and public health issues. He appears frequently in local media outlets and is active in a number of coalitions. He resides in Denver with his family, where he enjoys biking and skiing, the neighborhood food scene and raising chickens.
Posts by Danny Katz
CoPIRG applauds new policy tackling high utility bills
SB23-291 will reduce reliance on volatile gas
Colorado agriculture cmte approves bill to protect pollinators, limit pesticides
SB23-266 would limit where dangerous bee-killing neonics would be sold, a key step to protecting pollinators and our food system.
Rally for Ratepayer Relief
Join us at noon at the west steps of the Capitol for a rally to ensure the Joint Select Committee on Rising Utility Rates takes action this session to tackle our high utility bills fueled by our overreliance on gas.
Colorado passes nation-leading agriculture equipment Right to Repair bill
Colorado becomes the first state to pass a right to repair bill for tractors and farm equipment. The bill now heads to Governor Jared Polis's desk for his signature.
