Above: The USDA has powerful tools to help mitigate climate change and create equitable climate solutions. Earlier this year, the USDA sent out an appeal asking for suggestions on how it can better address the climate crisis. WORC members delivered. … Continued
Over 13,000 new jobs could be created by reclaiming current orphaned wells, but bonding requirements need to be updated to assure that taxpayers aren’t stuck with future cleanup bills. There’s no question that the past year has been difficult for Americans living across the mountain West and across the country. But the crises of public health, inequality, and unemployment are not new challenges; they’re simply the most recent evidence of systemic problems we need to address in our communities. The failure of our leaders to address these broken systems has left us with few easy decisions ahead of us.
Above: Colorado Rural Voters post card sent to Western Slope voters. All politics is local. No place is this more true than Colorado’s Western Slope. Colorado Rural Voters (CORV) was first established in 2008 to focus on building political power … Continued
Greenwashing, corporate welfare, and bailouts are the themes of a flurry of coal bills in North Dakota’s 2021 Legislature. This story was adapted from Dakota Resource Council’s newsletter. A major theme of the 67th North Dakota Legislative Assembly was the … Continued
New white paper recommends policies for state regulators to hold the oil and gas industry accountable for cleanup and reclamation of their sites and infrastructure. Unplugged oil and gas wells pose a significant threat to our climate, as well as … Continued
Statement of the Western Organization of Resource Councils We are heartbroken and appalled by the murders of eight people, including six Asian American women, in Georgia on Tuesday. These are the latest outrages in a wave of violence and hate … Continued
Stepping Up Through Volunteering We are excited to share with you Western Native Voice’s Community Spotlight, designed to highlight grassroots organizing and individuals creating change from across Indian Country. This month we would like to introduce Renee LaPlant, Blackfeet tribal member, volunteer, … Continued
Tom Vilsack was once again confirmed as Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) by the Senate, 92-7. Vilsack served as Secretary for eight years in the Obama Administration and is likely to become the longest serving Secretary … Continued
These stories are part of WORC’s Homegrown Stories Narrative Project and come from Powder River Basin Resource Council. These two Homegrown Stories from a Wyoming producer show how good policy helped bolster a local food movement that continues to unite … Continued
Change Takes Courage. Introducing Northern Cheyenne’s Youngest Council Representative. We are excited to share with you Western Native Voice’s Community Spotlight, designed to highlight grassroots organizing and individuals creating change from across Indian Country. This month, we would like to introduce … Continued