The vote tosses aside years of consultation the BLM conducted with tribal leaders, ranchers, farmers, and other people whose livelihood and communities are at stake. by Ted Brewer, WORC communications director This week, the Senate used the Congressional Review Act … Continued
Loss of healthcare coverage, increased insurance premiums, longer emergency room wait times, smoggy air, higher energy prices, and a deepening hunger crisis are all what we can expect from the budget reconciliation bill. by Michael Nelson and Sarah Hunkins, WORC’s … Continued
The federal government has created a program that’s ripe for corporate abuse while endangers rural communities on the taxpayer’s dime. By Claire Deuter and Sarah Hunkins Carbon capture and sequestration projects have been proposed throughout the country at an increasing … Continued
Images from 2025 West Slope Youth Voice lobby day in Denver High school students showed courage and conviction speaking to lawmakers in Denver and proved that young people are the heart of grassroots democracy. This story was adapted from Western … Continued
With no market demand for coal, why does the BLM want to resume leasing in the Powder River Basin? by Lynne Huskinson, WORC board member The Trump administration has been fixated on resuscitating the coal industry, long in steep decline. … Continued
Aerial view of Norfolk, Nebraska. Nebraska Organizing Project harnessed the power of grassroots organizing to bring language access, and profound change, to a rural community. This article first appeared in the Western Organizing Review. By Jessica Plance The room was … Continued
This article was originally published in the Western Organizing Review. Dakota Rural Action’s work against carbon pipelines shows how people power can beat big moneyed interests. By Eric Warren In 2021, farmer and longtime Dakota Rural Action (DRA) member Ed … Continued
Our best hope for turning our country around lies in rural grassroots organizing. We have to step it up. By Dr. Barbara Vasquez, WORC board chair In my lifetime, there have been few national events that have saddened me more … Continued
WORC’s Principles of Community Organizing helps turn concerned residents into leaders. Here are the stories of some of them. At Western Organization of Resource Councils, we believe deeply in the power of everyday people coming together to have a say … Continued
A full-scale assault threatens to turn public lands over to fossil fuel companies and deny us the right to defend our communities and the places we love and depend on. By Dr. Barbara Vasquez, WORC Board Chair I live in … Continued