WORC’s new report highlights how, as the coal industry collapses, mine reclamation jobs will be vital to the transition of coal communities. The collapse of the coal industry is devastating small communities across the Western United States. Reclaiming these mined … Continued
Father/Child Artists Highlight MMIWG & MMIP Movements with Art Project This month we would like to introduce artists Major Robinson and his 17-year-old child, Kyra Robinson, both enrolled members of the Northern Cheyenne Nation. Kyra will be a senior in … Continued
A new proposed rule aims to rewrite federal law and overturn decades of practice to allow state regulators to protect coal companies over coal communities or mine neighbors. If you live near a coal mine and you notice something wrong … Continued
New platform offers strategies that will create economic justice and resilience for coal-dependent communities as the coal industry declines. As the coal industry declines across the country and in our region, the Western Organization of Resource Councils is working to … Continued
It’s time to demand a recovery for the west that provides more jobs, a safer grid, and cheaper prices for ratepayers. Transitioning to clean energy could be one of the most promising cornerstones of an economic recovery that benefits all … Continued
Check out WORC’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Amaud Arbery, and countless other Black Americans have brought systemic racism and racial violence into the national and international spotlight. This horrendous pattern of police … Continued
Residents of Battlement Mesa and Rifle, Colorado, are on the verge of seeing gas companies abandoning their wells and leaving taxpayers to clean up the mess. This story came from WORC’s Living with Oil and Gas project. Learn more about … Continued
IORC’s new chapter, Visión 2C Resource Council, organizes farmworkers poisoned by pesticides. This story is part of the Homegrown Stories project and first appeared in the Western Organizing Review. More than 3 million migrant and seasonal farmworkers are estimated to harvest food in … Continued
A diverse group of farmers, ranchers, and food workers makes an urgent call on the Trump Administration to take immediate safety steps to prevent the ongoing spread of COVID-19. On May 28, 2020, a diverse group of American farmers and … Continued
Northern Plains-led lawsuit invalidates key water-crossing permits for KXL and other pipelines nationwide. After more than a decade of oppositions from tribes, landowners, farmers, and ranchers along the proposed route of the Keystone XL Pipeline in Montana and South Dakota, … Continued