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    INITIATIVE WEBINAR

    Register for the BRAND West initiative webinar: Rethinking Rental Policy

    This webinar, which will take place from noon - 1 p.m. MT on Tuesday, March 18, will explore the role of renting in ensuring access to safe and affordable housing for western residents while examining strategies to improve rental assistance, preserve existing rental units, and expand the rental supply.

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    LISTEN: Decarbonizing the West

    As the Chair of WGA last year, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon launched the Decarbonizing the West initiative, which examined how methods of decarbonization can position Western states at the forefront of innovation and reduce the effects of carbon emissions on the environment. In this episode of Out West, WGA policy advisor Abby Pelsmaeker speaks with some of the country's leading decarbonization experts about how these strategies have evolved in recent years and their prospects for the future.

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    LISTEN: New episode of Out West explores new community navigators program at the U.S. Forest Service

    Community navigators can help raise awareness about available resources and provide technical assistance when applying for grants or other government aid, especially following natural disasters. In this episode of Out West, WGA senior policy advisor Jonah Seifer speaks with Meryl Harrell, the Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at the U.S. Department of Agriculture about the department’s newly formed community navigators program and how it can help disseminate funds more equitably and efficiently.

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    WATCH: WGA hosts webinar to help align land management and public health goals related to prescribed fire

    In order to identify pathways for increasing the deployment of prescribed fire while also protecting the public from smoke-related health concerns, agency partners in California, Oregon, and Georgia organized exercises to examine the existing policies and procedures for prescribed burns and public health communications. WGA convened officials from DOI, USDA, EPA, and CDC to discuss the lessons learned from these prescribed fire exercises and help future communities better align public health considerations with prescribed fire.

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    WGA Annual Meeting: June 23-25, 2025, Santa Fe, New Mexico 

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    Best of the West: Western Governors sign first bills of 2025; wildfire miti...
    03/06/2025
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    BRAND West Webinar 1: Rethinking Rental Policy
    03/06/2025
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    Best of the West: The future of geothermal; land transfers; Westerners’ v...
    02/27/2025
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    WGA transmits bipartisan policy recommendations around endangered species t...
    02/26/2025
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    CHAIR'S INITIATIVE

    Building Resilient and Affordable New Developments in the West

    By New Mexico
    Michelle Lujan Grisham

    The 2025 WGA Chair initiative of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Building Resilient and Affordable New Developments in the West (BRAND West), will focus on expanding access to housing in western states.  The initiative will examine strategies to address housing availability and affordability and promote smart and sustainable development in communities throughout the West.

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