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
As Congress shapes the latest round of COVID-19 response legislation, our government must invest funds in the future that America needs. We’ve worked with our members to build a recovery roadmap we’re calling, “A COVID-19 Response for a Resilient Rural America” … Continued
The National Mining Association is pushing for a bailout that will hurt the most vulnerable by cutting payments that compensate coal miners, coal communities, and coal-mining states for the impacts and damages of coal mining. -Coal industry proposal would create … Continued
Most western co-ops and munis aren’t suspending utility disconnects during the pandemic—with dire consequences for our most vulnerable populations. During the difficult time of this COVID-19 national emergency, there is a widespread loss of wages and jobs across our states … Continued