WORC Leader, Staff featured in Protect Our Winters Video
A group of snowsports enthusiasts recently launched a video featuring members of the WORC network.
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How do your Members of Congress add up?
WORC 2015 Congressional Scorecard Each year WORC produces a scorecard of the Members of Congress representing states within the WORC network: South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Oregon and Idaho. Scores are based on votes cast on issues important to members. Overview … Continued
Call on Congress to reject the TPP
Last week, trade ministers gathered in New Zealand to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). This week, people across the nation are calling on Congress to reject the trade deal as part of a National Call-in Day to Against the TPP. Join thousands … Continued
Dramatic Results in South Carolina after Coal Ash Removal
Groundwater contamination dramatically declined along the Catawba-Wateree River in South Carolina after a utility was required to remove coal ash from a site next to the river.
Ever wonder what it’s like to be neighbors with oil and gas?
Just ask Donny Nelson, a fourth-generation farmer and rancher, who lives at ground zero for oil and gas drilling in North Dakota. “We’ve had oil on our ranch since the fifties,” he says. “And you don’t go out and look … Continued
TPP trade deal headed to Congress
On February 4, the U.S. trade ambassador and trade ministers of 11 other Asia-Pacific countries signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal in New Zealand. Signing the trade agreement means that negotiations are finished and President Obama can bring the TPP to Congress for “Fast … Continued
WCC hosts bilingual leadership training
¡El poder para el pueblo! On January 30, Western Colorado Congress, the Hispanic Affairs Project and WORC sponsored a day-long training in Delta, Colorado, for new and emerging leaders on the principles of community organizing. An ethnically diverse group of … Continued
Clean energy win in budget bill
The recently passed federal budget bill extended production tax credits for clean, renewable energy. The tax credits help renewable energy compete with fossil fuel sources. Before leaving for the holidays, Congress passed a $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2016 spending bill to keep … Continued
DRA launches state legislative blog
Dakota Rural Action launched a new site to help members navigate South Dakota’s 2016 legislative session. The site includes a 2016 legislative guide, a breakdown on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’s report to the legislature, and an analysis … Continued
Latest issue of Western Organizing Review
WORC’s latest newsletter, the Western Organizing Review, is hot off the press, featuring articles and columns on: Western states struggle with oil and gas radioactive waste The View from WORC – New WORC Chair Nancy Hartenhoff-Crooks introduces board officers Positive reception … Continued