Interior Takes Aim at Transparency by Gutting Freedom of Information Act
Department of Interior’s proposed modifications to the Freedom of Information Act will make it much harder for the public to access information.
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WORC Files Injunction to Stop Secret Royalty Policy Committee Meetings
On January 16th, WORCand Democracy Forward Foundation, argued in federal district court that the U.S. Department of Interior must stop convening any meetings or conducting any further business of the Royalty Policy Committee (RPC) until it balances the committee’s industry-dominated membership, opens secretive subcommittee meetings, and discloses committee-members’ conflicts of interests.
Colorado Oil and Gas Activists Hopeful, Despite Ballot Defeat
Voters in Colorado may have given the state its best opportunity in decades to take on an entrenched oil and gas industry.
Coal Train Derailment Offers Lesson on Danger of Fossil Fuel on Rails
Between proposed coal export terminals and expanding oil production, more fuel is on the rails than ever–with potentially disastrous consequences.
Western Native Voice Community Spotlight: Jade Bahr & Barbara Bessette
Meet Jade Bahr and Barbara Bessette, Montana’s newly elected urban Native women legislators. This month, Western Native Voice Community Spotlight focuses on the Montana Legislature and two recently elected urban Native women, Jade Bahr of Billings and Barbara Bessette of … Continued
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.
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