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Western Governors approve policy resolutions: Cybersecurity, Foreign Visito...

Published on December 13, 2018
Western Governors formally approved four policy resolutions at the Western Governors’ Association 2018 Winter Meeting in Hawaii: Foreign Visitor Preclearance; Cybersecur...
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Western Governors approve policy resolutions: Cybersecurity, Foreign Visito...

Published on December 13, 2018

WGA Winter Meeting Day 2: Keynotes by Secretaries Perdue and Wilkie, discus...

Published on December 12, 2018
Hawaii Governor and WGA Chair David Ige
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Western Governors’ Association

WGA Winter Meeting Day 2: Keynotes by Secretaries Perdue and Wilkie, discus...

Published on December 12, 2018

Western Governors, U.S. Department of Agriculture sign MOU to address land ...

Published on December 12, 2018
Hawaii Gov. David Ige signs the MOU, as Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and WGA Vice Chair Doug Burgum look on.
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Forest & Rangeland Management

Western Governors, U.S. Department of Agriculture sign MOU to address land ...

Published on December 12, 2018

WGA Winter Meeting Day 1: A stirring voyage, the challenge of invasive spec...

Published on December 11, 2018
The Western Governors, from left: Doug Burgum (North Dakota); Mary Fallin (Oklahoma); C.L. "Butch" Otter (Idaho); Dennis Daugaard (South Dakota); Kate Brown (Oregon); Steve Bu...
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Western Governors’ Association

WGA Winter Meeting Day 1: A stirring voyage, the challenge of invasive spec...

Published on December 11, 2018

WATCH: Gov. Ige calls battle against invasive species the ‘right thin...

Published on December 10, 2018
Hawaiʻi Gov. David Ige described his state's significant work to battle invasive species as not only the "right thing," but work that makes "economic sense" at the fi...
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Species Management

WATCH: Gov. Ige calls battle against invasive species the ‘right thin...

Published on December 10, 2018

WGA-led coalition urges EPA to preserve states’ authority under Clean Wat...

Published on December 03, 2018
The Western Governors’ Association and nine other leading associations of state officials have urged the EPA Office of Water to reject any changes to agency rules, guida...
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Water

WGA-led coalition urges EPA to preserve states’ authority under Clean Wat...

Published on December 03, 2018

Western Governors support continued quarantine on emerald ash borer

Published on November 19, 2018
Western Governors urge the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) not to remove the domestic quarantine for the plant pest emerald ash borer. The emerald ash borer...
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Species Management

Western Governors support continued quarantine on emerald ash borer

Published on November 19, 2018

WGA testimony urges Congress to ‘clarify’ language recognizing states a...

Published on November 16, 2018
WGA delivered testimony before the House Speaker’s Task Force on Intergovernmental Affairs that expressed the Western Governors’ position on the state-federal rela...
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State-Federal Relationship

WGA testimony urges Congress to ‘clarify’ language recognizing states a...

Published on November 16, 2018

2018 WGA Winter Meeting in Hawaii Kicking Off

Published on November 14, 2018
WGA Chair and Hawaii Gov. David Ige is hosting his fellow Western Governors and guests at the WGA 2018 Winter Meeting this week at the Fairmont Orchid hote...
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Western Governors’ Association

2018 WGA Winter Meeting in Hawaii Kicking Off

Published on November 14, 2018

Watch: Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative Workshop in Montana

Published on November 14, 2018
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock identified invasive species as one of the "great environmental and economic threats to western landscapes" at the Nov. 14 workshop of the Western Go...
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Species Management

Watch: Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative Workshop in Montana

Published on November 14, 2018

Western Governors urge EPA to partner with states on regional haze planning...

Published on November 07, 2018
Western Governors encourage the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to devote resources to finalize its Regional Haze Reform Roadmap, consult with states on exceptional even...
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Air Quality

Western Governors urge EPA to partner with states on regional haze planning...

Published on November 07, 2018

WGA welcomes newly elected Western Governors

Published on November 07, 2018
WGA was pleased to host a lunch with Western Governors and Governors-Elect at the National Governors Association’s Seminar for New Governors in Colorado Springs on Nov. ...
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Western Governors’ Association

WGA welcomes newly elected Western Governors

Published on November 07, 2018

Watch: Gov. Mead urges Working Lands Roundtable attendees to ‘make a ...

Published on October 10, 2018
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead urged attendees to “make a difference” on land management and invasive species policy at the WGA Working Lands Roundtable.
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Forest & Rangeland Management

Watch: Gov. Mead urges Working Lands Roundtable attendees to ‘make a ...

Published on October 10, 2018

Governors express ‘concerns’ to EPA about lack of state consult...

Published on October 10, 2018
Western Governors have "concerns" about the lack of state consultation by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) before publication of its proposed rule, Emission Guideline...
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Air Quality

Governors express ‘concerns’ to EPA about lack of state consult...

Published on October 10, 2018

Western Governors propose development of Western Governors’ Task Force on...

Published on October 10, 2018
Western Governors seek a partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to prioritize conservation actions for at-risk species and preserve the integrity of workin...
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Species Management

Western Governors propose development of Western Governors’ Task Force on...

Published on October 10, 2018

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