Current State of Coal Industry and Mineral Tax Collection Creates a Tax Time-bomb
These four tax collection reforms could save Wyoming counties millions in unpaid taxes.
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Youth Voter Interns Boost Voter Registration
Colorado high school students are breaking voter registration records and having fun doing it. Written by Jeriel Clark of Western Colorado Alliance. Starting with 15 interns this summer, our Western Slope Youth Voter Initiative has since doubled in size to … Continued
Coal miners: Westmoreland bosses for naughty list, not bonuses
Above: The Kemmerer Mine serves as a backdrop to PacifiCorp’s Naughton Plant, which is a major consumer of the mine’s coal, but is set to shut down coal-burning operations at one of its three units by the end of January … Continued
Four Reasons Why NAFTA 2.0 is a Bad Deal
We still have time to make it work for rural America, if we act now. Today, the United States, Mexico, and Canada formally signed a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in Buenos Aires at the G20 economic summit. … Continued
WORC Asks Court to Stop Secretive RPC from Giving Fossil Fuel Industry Illegal Influence over Federal Mineral Extraction
WORC and Democracy Forward Demand End to Closed Door Meetings that Develop Policies Harmful to Western Ranchers, Landowners and Communities. Today, Western Organization of Resource Councils and Democracy Forward filed a preliminary injunction in our ongoing lawsuit to stop the … Continued
Federal court halts Keystone XL pipeline due to weak environmental review
Judge requires Trump Administration to conduct an environmental review that takes climate change and other factors into account. Last night, Judge Brian Morris may have delivered the final blow to TransCanada’s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, vacating the 2017 record … Continued
WORC groups take the Trump Administration to court over gutting BLM Methane rule
BLM’s Rollback of protections wastes taxpayer-owned resources, endangers public health, and gravely impacts climate change. Last month, WORC groups, along with a coalition of seventeen conservation and Native organizations, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s replacement of the BLM … Continued
RENEWyoming Video Project Highlights the Many Faces of Solar Power in Wyoming
RENEWyoming Shows Wyoming’s Vast Potential for a Solar Energy Revolution Through Grassroots Storytelling. Written by Hesid Brandow of Powder River Basin Resource Council. Powder River launched our RENEWyoming campaign in the spring of 2018. The campaign has a couple of … Continued
November 6th is coming up and your issues are at stake!
A friendly reminder of how important it is to vote in our Western states. November 6th is only seven days away. Now is a great time to review your ballot options and find your polling place. Just as important as … Continued
This is what changing the dominant narrative on our food systems looks like.
Welcome to Homegrown Stories’ new website. We’re excited to announce the launch of our new Homegrown Stories website! The team made significant changes to the site to deliver a more interactive, informative, and easier to use experience. Homegrown Stories is … Continued