Recently, the Portneuf Resource Council (PRC) hosted the Idaho Organization of Resource Councils Board of Directors in Pocatello. Along with the requirement to hold a quarterly meeting, the Board, and PRC friends, were treated to a tour of the Portneuf … Continued
Pavillion-area residents who are facing long term impacts to their property and water wells from nearby oil and gas development recently raised ongoing questions and concerns with state and federal agencies. In letters sent to the Wyoming Oil and Gas … Continued
In the midst of one of the worst wildfire seasons the West has ever seen, and as Houston, the Florida Keys, Puerto Rico, and the Gulf Coast begin to rebuild after an unprecedented four consecutive devastating hurricanes, the U.S. Environmental … Continued
As we mark 40 years with the federal coal strip mine act, there has never been a more crucial moment for its promise—that every acre of land mined for coal will be reclaimed—to be fulfilled. On August 3, 1977, the … Continued
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is a financing tool used to provide property owners affordable, long‐term capital to implement clean energy improvements—from energy efficiency upgrades to rooftop solar power systems. Financing is repaid as an assessment on the property tax … Continued
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled October 5 that the Trump administration illegally suspended the Methane Waste Prevention Rule. The decision is a big win for the plaintiffs, including the WORC network and Dakota Resource … Continued
The Methane Waste Prevention rule is under attack. And WORC and the member groups are ready for a fight. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that it will file a proposal tomorrow to stall its standard until January … Continued
“Keep asking yourselves these questions: How am I building bridges? How am I diversifying my network? How can I be more inclusive? How am I organizing myself out of my job?” With these words, keynote speaker Shasti Conrad challenged attendees … Continued
Proposed coal export terminals received more bad news today. The Washington Department of Ecology denied a crucial water quality permit sought by Millennium Bulk Terminals to build and operate a 48.5 million tons per year coal export facility in Longview, … Continued
The federal coal leasing program has been broken for years. But that isn’t stopping Secretary Ryan Zinke’s Interior Department from considering selling a tract of hundreds of millions of tons of publicly-owned coal. Cloud Peak Energy is proposing to expand … Continued