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    Highlights from the 2024 Annual Meeting

    Published on June 12, 2024
    WGA’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Olympic Valley, California was teeming with headline-worthy news.
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    WGA News

    Highlights from the 2024 Annual Meeting

    Published on June 12, 2024

    Western Governors adopt five policy resolutions

    Published on June 11, 2024
    To kick off WGA’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Olympic Valley, California, Western Governors formally adopted five policy resolutions.
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    Environmental Management

    Western Governors adopt five policy resolutions

    Published on June 11, 2024

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-09, Water Quality in the West

    Published on June 11, 2024
    Clean water is essential to strong economies, healthy ecosystems, and quality of life in the West.  In this resolution, Governors emphasize states’ role as co-regul...
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    Environmental Management

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-09, Water Quality in the West

    Published on June 11, 2024

    WGA Signs Shared Stewardship MOU with USDA

    Published on June 11, 2024
    In the face of mounting land management challenges, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small spoke with five Western Governors at the 2024 Annual Meeting of t...
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    Environmental Management

    WGA Signs Shared Stewardship MOU with USDA

    Published on June 11, 2024

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-08, Cleaning Up Abandoned Hardrock Mines in the ...

    Published on June 11, 2024
    “Good Samaritans” are entities that voluntarily clean up abandoned mine sites.  These Good Samaritans face potential liability under the Clean Water Act (CWA)...
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    Economic Development

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-08, Cleaning Up Abandoned Hardrock Mines in the ...

    Published on June 11, 2024

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-07, Water Resource Management in the West

    Published on June 11, 2024
    The resolution addresses the management of water resources in the West, highlighting states’ sovereign authority over the allocation of water within their boundaries.&nb...
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    Environmental Management

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-07, Water Resource Management in the West

    Published on June 11, 2024

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-06, Transportation Infrastructure in the Western...

    Published on June 11, 2024
    The resolution addresses surface transportation needs in the West.  Western Governors emphasize their support for a long-term federal funding mechanism for the maintenanc...
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    Economic Development

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-06, Transportation Infrastructure in the Western...

    Published on June 11, 2024

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-05, Disaster Preparedness and Response

    Published on June 11, 2024
    The resolution recognizes the role Governors have in coordinating the four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. It also highlights...
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    Environmental Management

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-05, Disaster Preparedness and Response

    Published on June 11, 2024

    Watch WGA’s 40th Anniversary Celebration

    Published on June 09, 2024
    The Western Governors' Association celebrated its 40th anniversary by hosting an afternoon of programming, including fireside chats with current and former Western Go...
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    WGA News

    Watch WGA’s 40th Anniversary Celebration

    Published on June 09, 2024

    Best of the West: Creative solutions to teacher shortages; water projects; ...

    Published on June 06, 2024
    The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the latest news in the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting June 3, 2024. (Photos courtesy of ...
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    Best of the West

    Best of the West: Creative solutions to teacher shortages; water projects; ...

    Published on June 06, 2024

    Decarbonizing the West initiative report

    Published on June 06, 2024
    Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, Chair of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA), launched the Decarbonizing the West initiative in 2023 to examine how decarbonization st...
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    Energy

    Decarbonizing the West initiative report

    Published on June 06, 2024

    Judy Woodruff to moderate, PBS Books to livestream WGA’s 40th Anniver...

    Published on June 04, 2024
    On June 10, just before WGA's 2024 Annual Meeting kicks off on June 11, the Western Governors' Association will celebrate its 40th anniversary by hostin...
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    WGA News

    Judy Woodruff to moderate, PBS Books to livestream WGA’s 40th Anniver...

    Published on June 04, 2024

    Best of the West: Geothermal projects heat up; a new search and rescue tool...

    Published on May 30, 2024
    The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the latest news in the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting May 27, 2024. (Photos courtesy of ...
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    Best of the West

    Best of the West: Geothermal projects heat up; a new search and rescue tool...

    Published on May 30, 2024

    WGA submits policy strategies to combat the fentanyl crisis to the Senate F...

    Published on May 29, 2024
    In correspondence with the Senate Finance Committee, the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) submitted bipartisan policy recommendations following the Committee’s...
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    WGA News

    WGA submits policy strategies to combat the fentanyl crisis to the Senate F...

    Published on May 29, 2024

    WGA submits policy strategies to combat the fentanyl crisis to the Senate F...

    Published on May 29, 2024
    In correspondence with the Senate Finance Committee, the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) submitted bipartisan policy recommendations following the Committee’s...
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    Healthcare

    WGA submits policy strategies to combat the fentanyl crisis to the Senate F...

    Published on May 29, 2024

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