Above: Wayne Moccasin points at where a strip coal mine proposed by Gillette-based Cloud Peak Energy would head through his family’s land. Together with four of his siblings, he has declined leasing offers from the coal company even as the Crow … Continued
As demand for coal continues to fall, new rules reduce the threat that Wyoming taxpayers will be stuck with cleanup costs when coal mines go bankrupt. On September 19, the Wyoming Dept. of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Land Quality Advisory Board … Continued
Above: the Paradise Valley along Yellowstone National Park’s northern border is considered to be one of America’s most pristine and picturesque landscapes. Northern Plains successfully pressures Montana congressional delegation to pass Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act Written by Northern Plains. The … Continued
Judge upholds 86-year-old agriculture law as both functional and constitutional Written by Dakota Resource Council. Close to one hundred years ago, the people of North Dakota voted in favor of a referendum to ban corporate farming in North Dakota. Last … Continued
This piece was originally drafted by the Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment and published in The Hill. Congress is debating the wrong parts of the Farm Bill and it’s breaking rural America. They are either out of touch … Continued
WORC members outline multiple areas of concern and possible illegality associated with the Royalty Policy Committee. On September 13th, 2018, Ryan Zinke’s industry-stacked Royalty Policy Committee met in Denver, Colorado. WORC was there, represented by Western Colorado Alliance member Barbara Vasquez. … Continued
BLM follows EPA’s lead, gutting rules that limit dangerous air pollution and wasting a valuable public resource. Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management announced a replacement to the Obama Administration’s 2016 methane waste prevention standard requiring the oil and gas industry … Continued
Written by chairman of Western Colorado Alliance for Community Action’s Oil and Gas Committee Rodger Steen and reprinted from Grand Junction Sentinel. New Federal methane rules ignore the fact that states like Colorado have shown that methane can be captured cost-effectively, leading … Continued
Coal company trying to open new mine in Wyoming led by brothers convicted in “one of the largest tax fraud cases ever filed”. Note: In recent years, landowners near Sheridan, Wyo., banded together with Powder River Basin Resource Council to … Continued
Meet Joshlynn Snow, Gates Millennium Scholar advocating for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Violence Against Women Act. This month Western Native Voice spoke with Joshlynn Snow, a Gates Millennium Scholar about her recent Washington D.C. leadership experience … Continued