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 ...
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)...
A clear, consistent, focused, and effective environmental review process is essential to protect environmental resources, ensure public participation, and facilitate timely de...
WGA Policy Resolution 2023-02, States’ Share of Royalties and Leasing Rev...
Published on December 07, 2022
The federal government has codified several historic agreements and programs to compensate western states for reduced revenue associated with the presence of tax-exempt federa...
The resolution establishes Western Governors’ policy on radioactive materials management. Specifically, the resolution supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s saf...
WGA Policy Resolution 2022-08, National Minerals Policy
Published on June 30, 2022
Western Governors support building on the 1970 Mining and Minerals Policy Act with legislation and policies that unlock our domestic mineral potential and ensure access to met...
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