The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is dead, for now. Democratic and Republican leaders have indicated Congress will not consider the TPP this year. In September, Western Colorado Congress (WCC) member Wink Davis met with Congressional offices. He was as part of … Continued
WORC welcomes cuts on methane pollution on federal and tribal lands Today, the Obama Administration issued final standards to reduce flaring and venting associated with oil and gas development on federal and tribal lands. The Western Organization of Resource Councils … Continued
PACE: Saving Money & Creating Jobs On November 1st, WORC hosted a webinar for members to learn more about Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) and how it can help conserve energy, save money, and advance our use of clean energy. The webinar … Continued
Wyoming regulators are looking into enacting new regulations regarding the bonding of oil and gas wastewater treatment facilities. Oil and gas wastewater facilities are also known as Commercial Oilfield Waste Disposal Facilities or COWDFs. COWDFs treat wastewater from oil and … Continued
On October 29, the Dakota Resource Council hosted The Rally to Protect Our Future. Held in Bismarck, the rally was in support of the protests at Standing Rock. Featured speakers were Paul Seamans, a leader of Dakota Rural Action, and … Continued
Since the beginning of 2015 more than 100 oil and gas companies have filed for bankruptcy. To put these bankruptcies in context, the number of oil and gas bankruptcy filings is on par with the dot-com bust of the early 2000s. The increase … Continued
More than 80 Montana farmers, ranchers, academics, gathered on October 16 at the Red Lion Hotel in Billings to hear about the latest developments in increasing soil health and soil carbon storage. The 2016 Soil Summit was sponsored by Northern Plains … Continued
Food Tank and James Beard Foundation just released the 3rd annual Good Food Org Guide, and the publication has named WORC and four member groups among the 1,000 nonprofit organizations “that are doing exemplary work in the United States in … Continued
WORC produced a new resource on local food state legislation in the west available for download. The report summarizes state legislation covering local food production, marketing, sales and consumption proposed and either passed or defeated since 2005 in the seven WORC … Continued
On October 20, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its new Control Techniques Guidelines (CTGs) relating to smog forming pollution from the oil and gas industry. The CTGs are not binding and do not impose requirements directly on pollution sources, … Continued