New Out West podcast episode explores the potential of various decarbonizat...
Published on January 16, 2025
Last year, as the Chair of WGA, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon launched the Decarbonizing the West initiative. It examined how methods of decarbonization can position Western st...
New Out West podcast episode explores the potential of various decarbonizat...
Published on January 16, 2025
Western Governors secure key policy victories to close out 2024
Published on December 20, 2024
Before we close out 2024 (Happy Holidays, everyone!), WGA is proud to see several of the Western Governors’ key policy priorities pass Congress in recent weeks, includin...
Western Governors’ showcase bipartisan cooperation at WGA’s 202...
Published on December 10, 2024
Western Governors approve bipartisan policy resolutions on air quality, com...
Published on December 09, 2024
To kick off the 2024 Winter Meeting of the Western Governors’ Association, the Governors in attendance announced the passage of five bipartisan policy resolutions relate...
Western Governors approve bipartisan policy resolutions on air quality, com...
Published on December 09, 2024
Policy Resolution 2025-02, Air Quality Protection and Management
Published on December 09, 2024
Clean air is essential for strong communities and quality of life. Air quality is influenced by many human activities and natural phenomena. Western states have ge...
Policy Resolution 2025-02, Air Quality Protection and Management
Published on December 09, 2024
Policy Resolution 2025-01, Energy in the West
Published on December 09, 2024
Western energy production and delivery infrastructure are indispensable to meeting our nation’s energy demand, and the energy sector is a significant contributor to the ...
Western Governors applaud the bipartisan effort behind the Geothermal Energ...
Published on October 23, 2024
In correspondence with the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Western Governors voiced support for the bipartisan effort behind the Geothermal Energy Optimization ...
Western Governors applaud the bipartisan effort behind the Geothermal Energ...
Published on October 23, 2024
Western Governors urge the House of Representatives to pass the Good Samari...
Published on October 21, 2024
In correspondence with House leadership, Western Governors expressed support for the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024. “Hardrock mine r...
Western Governors urge the House of Representatives to pass the Good Samari...
Published on October 21, 2024
WGA calls for the legal protection of Good Samaritans who clean up abandone...
Published on September 17, 2024
In correspondence with the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) submitted bipartisan policy recommendations in ...
WGA calls for the legal protection of Good Samaritans who clean up abandone...
Published on September 17, 2024
Year in Review: The Heat Beneath Our Feet
Published on August 08, 2024
It’s been just over a year since Colorado Governor Jared Polis released The Heat Beneath Our Feet initiative report and, thanks in part to Western Governors, the promise...
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon speaks about his WGA Chair initiative, Decarbo...
Published on July 19, 2024
For the past year, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon led an initiative as Chair of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) to examine the potential of various decarbonizatio...
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...
WGA Policy Resolution 2024-09, Water Quality in the West
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)...
WGA Policy Resolution 2024-08, Cleaning Up Abandoned Hardrock Mines in the ...
Published on June 11, 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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