Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the complexities and interconnected challenges posed by climate change during a visit to the Denver metro area Monday.
Harris, a Democrat, spoke to an at-capacity, 500-person auditorium, and overflow rooms at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. Dozens of state and local elected officials were in attendance. She was joined by newly elected Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen, of Arvada, and world-class rock climber Sasha DiGiulian, of Boulder.
“We’re looking at everything from drought to extreme rain and snow,” Harris said. “Here in Colorado, I don’t need to tell you what that has meant.” While acknowledging that water issues are interconnected — and highlighting the Colorado River as a specific example of that — she did not wade into the controversy and brewing fights over the rights to the West’s aquatic artery.
“We have to stop just talking about our obligation for the next generation — and believe me that motives me more than anything now, having a young son — but we need to talk about what is happening right now,” Pettersen said.
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