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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...
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Energy and Environment

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 ...
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Energy and Environment

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...
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Energy and Environment

Year in Review: The Heat Beneath Our Feet

Published on August 08, 2024

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...
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Energy and Environment

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon speaks about his WGA Chair initiative, Decarbo...

Published on July 19, 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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Community and Opportunity

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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Energy and Environment

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)...
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Energy and Environment

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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Energy and Environment

Decarbonizing the West initiative report

Published on June 06, 2024

Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2025 appropriations to House, Sena...

Published on May 10, 2024
The Western Governors’ Association submitted testimony on behalf of the Western Governors to House and Senate leadership on FY 2025 appropriations and act...
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Community and Opportunity

Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2025 appropriations to House, Sena...

Published on May 10, 2024

Western Governors voice support for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Rea...

Published on May 02, 2024
In correspondence with leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives, Western Governors expressed support for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act to addr...
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Energy and Environment

Western Governors voice support for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Rea...

Published on May 02, 2024

Watch the 2024 Western Prosperity Forum

Published on April 24, 2024
The 2024 Western Prosperity Forum was chock-full of in-depth policy discussions about everything from digital equity and workforce development to extreme heat and ...
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Community and Opportunity

Watch the 2024 Western Prosperity Forum

Published on April 24, 2024

Explore policy mechanisms for permitting carbon transportation infrastructu...

Published on April 17, 2024
Permitting carbon transport infrastructure “is nonnegotiable if we're serious about decarbonizing in this country,” Scyller Borglum, the Underground Storage Ma...
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Energy and Environment

Explore policy mechanisms for permitting carbon transportation infrastructu...

Published on April 17, 2024

Western Governors encourage Senate to allow states to determine eligibility...

Published on March 22, 2024
In correspondence with Senate leadership, Western Governors voiced their support for the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024 and the pilot progr...
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Energy and Environment

Western Governors encourage Senate to allow states to determine eligibility...

Published on March 22, 2024

WGA calls on Congress for more state control over infrastructure investment...

Published on March 22, 2024
In correspondence with the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) submitted several polic...
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Community and Opportunity

WGA calls on Congress for more state control over infrastructure investment...

Published on March 22, 2024

WATCH: WGA Webinar explores strategies to mitigate liability concerns for ...

Published on March 20, 2024
The potential to permanently store vast quantities of captured carbon in the West’s subterranean geologic structures is often talked about as a game-changer in the world...
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Energy and Environment

WATCH: WGA Webinar explores strategies to mitigate liability concerns for ...

Published on March 20, 2024

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