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Capitol Warming

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20min 44sec
190920 Climate Strike Denver
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Isha Kanu, 17 and a senior at Northfield High School in Denver, was among the thousands who marched from Denver’s Union Station up the 16th Street Mall to the Colorado state Capitol on Friday Sept. 20 2019 in support of an international youth-organized strike aimed at combating climate change. She also spoke at the rally.

Governor Jared Polis campaigned as someone who would take a stand on climate change and push forward bold policies. This year, Democrats in the statehouse plan to hold him to those promises. But is he willing to go as far as they think he needs to? Hosts Andrew Kenney and Bente Birkeland grill climate reporter Sam Brasch about what's in the works. Oh, and also wolves!