November 17 marked the beginning of the 5th round of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) re-negotiations in Mexico. It also marked the anniversary of when the U.S. House of Representatives passed NAFTA into law in 1993. When we heard … Continued
I’m a coal miner from Nucla, Colorado, where I work for Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation. We are currently reclaiming New Horizon North Mine. In August of 2016, my coworkers and I were informed by Tri-State Generation and Transmission that … Continued
Two injection wells sited near homes, one in Western Colorado, and one in Laramie County, Wyoming, have stirred up controversy in recent weeks. WORC member groups Western Colorado Congress and Powder River Basin Resource Council are working with residents to … Continued
On November 16, the Keystone 1 pipeline leaked tar sands oil for the second time in South Dakota. The spill in Marshall County, which totaled 210,000 gallons, ironically occurred just days before Nebraska regulators will decide on permitting the Keystone … Continued
Last month, WORC members from three states joined advocates from across the country in Washington, D.C., to lobby Congress in support of the RECLAIM Act, HR 1731. Gene Wirtz from Underwood, N.D., Kate French from Bozeman, Mont., and Roger and … Continued
On November 13 & 14, 2017, Montana Native Vote hosted Native leaders at a two-day event, “Indigenous Movements Interchange,” at Fairmont Hot Spring Resort, along with partner organizations Western Native Voice and Indigenous Environmental Network. Discussions centered on the exploration, … Continued
Recently, the Portneuf Resource Council (PRC) hosted the Idaho Organization of Resource Councils Board of Directors in Pocatello. Along with the requirement to hold a quarterly meeting, the Board, and PRC friends, were treated to a tour of the Portneuf … Continued
Pavillion-area residents who are facing long term impacts to their property and water wells from nearby oil and gas development recently raised ongoing questions and concerns with state and federal agencies. In letters sent to the Wyoming Oil and Gas … Continued
In the midst of one of the worst wildfire seasons the West has ever seen, and as Houston, the Florida Keys, Puerto Rico, and the Gulf Coast begin to rebuild after an unprecedented four consecutive devastating hurricanes, the U.S. Environmental … Continued
As we mark 40 years with the federal coal strip mine act, there has never been a more crucial moment for its promise—that every acre of land mined for coal will be reclaimed—to be fulfilled. On August 3, 1977, the … Continued