WATCH: New webinar explores geothermal heating and cooling systems
Published on October 06, 2022
As part of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ WGA Chair Initiative, The Heat Beneath Our Feet, the Western Governors’ Association will be conducting tours of geotherm...
WATCH: New webinar explores geothermal heating and cooling systems
Published on October 06, 2022
WGA Executive Director Jim Ogsbury testifies in support of Good Samaritan m...
Published on September 29, 2022
There are tens of thousands of abandoned mines dispersed across the country, and a subset of those mines pose significant environmental hazards like acid mine drainage, or phy...
WGA Executive Director Jim Ogsbury testifies in support of Good Samaritan m...
Published on September 29, 2022
WGA shares policy recommendations related to mining regulations, laws, and ...
Published on August 25, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association submitted several policy resolutions to the Department of the Interior regarding mining regulations, laws, and permitting. The letter ...
WGA shares policy recommendations related to mining regulations, laws, and ...
Published on August 25, 2022
WGA shares Western Governors’ policy stances on Clean Water Act with ...
Published on August 08, 2022
In correspondence with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Western Governors' Association provided comments regarding the proposed Clean Water Act's Wa...
WGA shares Western Governors’ policy stances on Clean Water Act with ...
Published on August 08, 2022
Highlights from the 2022 Annual Meeting
Published on July 28, 2022
Whether it was wildfire mitigation and restoration, mental and behavioral health care, or cybersecurity and the supply chain, bipartisanship and a willingness to work acr...
WGA shares Governors’ perspectives on mining with House Natural Resources...
Published on May 09, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association submitted several policy resolutions to the record of the House Natural Resource Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral ...
WGA shares Governors’ perspectives on mining with House Natural Resources...
Published on May 09, 2022
Western Governors encourage DOE to partner with the West to develop hydroge...
Published on March 31, 2022
This week Western Governors commended the Department of Energy’s (DOE) focus on implementation of a provision of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) direct...
Western Governors encourage DOE to partner with the West to develop hydroge...
Published on March 31, 2022
WGA supports new tools for critical mineral and energy development with Sen...
Published on March 29, 2022
This week, the Western Governors’ Association urged the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to address barriers to the supply chain for critical minerals. T...
WGA supports new tools for critical mineral and energy development with Sen...
Published on March 29, 2022
Western Governors applaud Senate introduction of bipartisan bill to encoura...
Published on March 17, 2022
In a letter to the Senate, Western Governors applauded the introduction and bipartisan support of the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, which provide...
Western Governors applaud Senate introduction of bipartisan bill to encoura...
Published on March 17, 2022
Western Governors voice support for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act...
Published on March 10, 2022
Western Governors provided comments to the House of Representatives in support of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021, which offers compensati...
Western Governors voice support for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act...
Published on March 10, 2022
WGA provides recommendations for Department of Energy’s ‘Building a Bet...
Published on February 09, 2022
In correspondence with the U.S. Department of Energy, The Western Governors’ Association voiced its appreciation to the agency for establishing the &lsquo...
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