The USDA’s electronic animal ID program will make it easier for big meatpackers to manipulate the market while sticking ranchers with higher costs. Judith McGeary of Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA) provided significant input into this post. Many independent … Continued
WORC and other groups are back in court protecting the land, air, and climate from the BLM’s disastrous coal leasing program. WORC and its member groups Powder River Basin Resource Council and Northern Plains Resource Council and other organizations were … Continued
The Trump administration continues to throw roadblocks in the way of a fair and accurate count of rural and Native communities. It’s estimated that for each person that is not counted in the 2020 Census, their community will lose out … Continued
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