Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Launches WGA Chair Initiative
Published on September 21, 2023
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon launched his WGA Chair initiative, Decarbonizing the West, on Sept. 21 in Gillette, Wyoming. During his opening remarks, he called on th...
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Launches WGA Chair Initiative
Published on September 21, 2023
Western Governors submit policy recommendations to the House and Senate for...
Published on September 06, 2023
The Western Governors’ Association (WGA) wrote to the House and Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committees to highlight some of the Governors’ prioriti...
Western Governors submit policy recommendations to the House and Senate for...
Published on September 06, 2023
Western Governors support the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendment...
Published on September 05, 2023
The Western Governors’ Association (WGA) wrote to the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary to express their bipartisan support for the Radiation Exposure Compens...
Western Governors support the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendment...
Published on September 05, 2023
WGA weighs in on the future of subsurface science and technology
Published on July 31, 2023
Ahead of its hearing, Unearthing Innovation: The Future of Subsurface Science and Technology in the United States, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology receiv...
WGA weighs in on the future of subsurface science and technology
Published on July 31, 2023
WGA calls on Senate to reform environmental review process for energy proje...
Published on July 31, 2023
Ahead of its hearing, Opportunities for Congress to Reform the Process for Permitting Electric Transmission Lines, Pipelines, and Energy Production on Federal Lands, the Senat...
A clear, consistent, focused, and effective environmental review process is essential to protect environmental resources, ensure public participation, and facilitate timely de...
Highlights and Photos from WGA’s 2023 Annual Meeting
Published on June 28, 2023
As Chair of the Western Governors’ Association, Colorado Governor Jared Polis opened this year’s Annual Meeting at the legendary Boulder Theatre by speaking a...
Highlights and Photos from WGA’s 2023 Annual Meeting
Published on June 28, 2023
The Heat Beneath Our Feet Initiative Report
Published on June 26, 2023
The potential of geothermal energy in the West is vast and offers significant advantages and benefits in efforts to expand the portfolio of renewable energy resources. Advance...
Learn about ground-source heat pumps in the final Heat Beneath Our Feet web...
Published on May 04, 2023
The final installment of The Heat Beneath Our Feet webinar series, "Geothermal Energy at Home," explored the growing use of ground source heat pumps and what communi...
Learn about ground-source heat pumps in the final Heat Beneath Our Feet web...
Published on May 04, 2023
WGA calls on the EPA to allow for flexibility in state air quality and emis...
Published on April 07, 2023
In correspondence with the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, The Western Governors’ Association conveyed the importance of cooperative federalism when im...
WGA calls on the EPA to allow for flexibility in state air quality and emis...
Published on April 07, 2023
Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2024 appropriations to House, Sena...
Published on March 16, 2023
The Western Governors’ Association is submitting testimony on behalf of the Western Governors to House and Senate leadership on FY 2024 appropriations and activities. Th...
Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2024 appropriations to House, Sena...
Published on March 16, 2023
Explore strategies for improving renewable energy incentive parity in a new...
Published on March 16, 2023
As the nation seeks to meet its ambitious zero-emission goals, the potential for geothermal energy to provide low-carbon dispatchable power has been well documented. Geotherma...
Explore strategies for improving renewable energy incentive parity in a new...
Published on March 16, 2023
WATCH: Geothermal experts, utilities explore strategies for integrating mor...
Published on March 02, 2023
The final workshop of Colorado Governor Jared Polis' WGA Chair Initiative, The Heat Beneath Our Feet, featured a tour of the Energy Systems Integration Facility at th...
WATCH: Geothermal experts, utilities explore strategies for integrating mor...
Published on March 02, 2023
WGA provides policy recommendations to Senate regarding 2023 Farm Bill
Published on March 01, 2023
Ahead of a Senate hearing on conservation and forestry programs in the 2023 Farm Bill, the Western Governors’ Association submitted policy recommendations that express W...
WGA provides policy recommendations to Senate regarding 2023 Farm Bill
Published on March 01, 2023
New WGA webinar explores the potential to use geothermal energy for long-te...
Published on January 24, 2023
For most, geothermal energy equates to electricity generation and heating and cooling needs. As the resource becomes more mainstream, however, geothermal energy use is expandi...
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