In Casper, in Salt Lake City, in Knoxville, in Seattle, in Grand Junction, and in Billings, WORC members made a strong case to reform federal coal leasing and detailed issues that need to be addressed. Scoping hearings around the country drew big … Continued
Dakota Resource Council (DRC) members and allies celebrated a victory on June 14 after North Dakotans overwhelmingly rejected a haphazard law passed by the state legislature to open the floodgates to corporate farming. More than 75% of voters rejected the ballot measure. … Continued
On June 13, 2016, the Energy Information Administration blogged about North Dakota’s successful effort at reducing flaring from 36 percent to 10 percent in five years. Though North Dakota’s success should be applauded, it likely would not have happened as … Continued
Western Colorado Congress (WCC) members have turned to a new state rule aimed at protecting communities from residential drilling by oil and gas companies in a push to protect Battlement Mesa. The rule was passed following the Governor’s Blue Ribbon … Continued
This month, Powder River Basin Resource Council members teamed up with the Sheridan County Extension to open a new Seed Library in Sheridan County, Wyoming. According to the Sheridan Press: “The Sheridan County Seed Library is a collection of open-pollinated … Continued
On May 16, WORC and member groups Dakota Resource Council, Powder River Basin Resource Council, and Northern Plains Resource Council, submitted comments to the Federal Railroad Administration urging the agency to adopt rules requiring railroad companies to have at a … Continued
Federal coal leasing is a broken program stuck in the 20th century. For over a generation, a U.S. government program has sold publicly owned coal to private companies at fire-sale prices, losing out on billions of dollars of public funds and leaving … Continued
New methane pollution standards signifies a major victory in the WORC network’s long fight to limit air pollution and waste by the oil and gas industry. On May 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released final standards to reduce … Continued
The Army Corps of Engineers turned down the Gateway Pacific Terminal, a proposed coal export terminal at Cherry Point, near Bellingham, Washington. The Corps ruled the project would impact the treaty-protected fishing rights of the Lummi Nation. Artist and Northern … Continued
I was almost eleven years old in the summer of 1977 when my parents and other members of the Northern Plains Resource Council saw an article in Northern Plains’ newsletter about yet another coal mine proposal. This proposal was close … Continued