Congress misses golden opportunity to bring transparency to consumers and economic justice for rural communities in NAFTA 2.0. The U.S. House voted to approve NAFTA 2.0/USMCA on December 20, 2019 and the agreement is expected to pass the U.S. Senate … Continued
Montana Rancher Irv Alderson describes how the loss of Country of Origin Labeling threatens to put American ranchers out of business. “I grew up looking through this same corral right here at guys breaking horses and stuff when I was … Continued
With their tragic history on the environment and human health, should Corporate Agribusinesses really be able to regulate their own genetically modified crops? This article first appeared in WORC’s quarterly newsletter the Western Organizing Review. This summer, the Animal and … Continued
Grand Junction’s Community Center may have failed at the ballot box, but it was a win for grassroots organizing in the Grand Valley. Reprinted from Western Colorado Alliance’s newsletter. Sometimes you lose. A decade of working on political campaigns in … Continued
Colorado co-op members take on Tri-State Generation and Transmission to gain access to cheaper local and renewable power generation. By Joel Dyar of Western Colorado Alliance for Community Action. 1.3 million rural consumers across Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Nebraska … Continued
Ensuring full participation in the political process WORC’s Grassroots Democracy Program is the political and civic engagement arm of our region. The Program provides a model for coordination among our member groups for a region-wide network of organizations committed to … Continued
As wind and solar build momentum in the marketplace, WORC groups push legislation that keeps clean energy competitive and fight bills that unfairly hinder it. Across our region, state legislatures are facing the coming clean energy future – and WORC … Continued
Getting an accurate census count in 2020, especially of traditionally undercounted populations, could shift political power. Above: It’s critical to ensure that the 2020 census is safe and accessible to everyone in the country. Image: washingtonydc Every ten years since … Continued
“Honoring our Past, Creating Our Future” In the summer of 1979, representatives from Dakota Resource Council, Powder River Basin Resource Council, and Northern Plains Resource Council came together in Bismarck, ND, and formed the Western Organization of Resource Councils, changing … Continued
One by one, our critical coal mining assets are being acquired by people with disreputable histories in Appalachia. Our miners, communities and lands are in danger of being impoverished by these operators and their schemes.