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    Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Announces WGA Chair Initiative: Decarbonizing ...

    Published on June 28, 2023
    On June 28, Colorado Governor Jared Polis officially handed off the reigns as Chair of the Western Governors’ Association to Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon. The Gover...
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    Air Quality

    Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Announces WGA Chair Initiative: Decarbonizing ...

    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...
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    Energy

    The Heat Beneath Our Feet Initiative Report

    Published on June 26, 2023

    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...
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    Energy

    Learn about ground-source heat pumps in the final Heat Beneath Our Feet web...

    Published on May 04, 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...
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    Energy

    Explore strategies for improving renewable energy incentive parity in a new...

    Published on March 16, 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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    Energy

    New WGA webinar explores the potential to use geothermal energy for long-te...

    Published on January 24, 2023

    Explore the potential for Enhanced Geothermal Systems in a new WGA Webinar

    Published on December 13, 2022
    While the potential for geothermal energy use in the West is vast and its benefits wide-ranging, accessing the resource can be difficult and expensive – especially when ...
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    Energy

    Explore the potential for Enhanced Geothermal Systems in a new WGA Webinar

    Published on December 13, 2022

    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...
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    Economic Development

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-02, States’ Share of Royalties and Leasing Rev...

    Published on December 07, 2022

    LISTEN: New podcast episode explores the potential for repurposing oil and ...

    Published on December 01, 2022
    In the latest episode of WGA’s Out West podcast, The Well of the Future: Repurposing Oil and Gas Wells for Geothermal Energy Production, WGA Policy Advisor Ste...
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    Energy

    LISTEN: New podcast episode explores the potential for repurposing oil and ...

    Published on December 01, 2022

    Best of the West: Western soccer players at the 2022 FIFA World Cup; future...

    Published on November 23, 2022
    The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the latest news in the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting Nov. 21, 2022. (Photos courtesy of AP P...
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    Best of the West: Western soccer players at the 2022 FIFA World Cup; future...

    Published on November 23, 2022

    WATCH a new webinar about geothermal mapping and permitting

    Published on October 27, 2022
    In 1892, The Boise Warm Springs Water District in Idaho became the first community in the World to tap into a geothermal reservoir for heating buildings. Though it initially o...
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    Energy

    WATCH a new webinar about geothermal mapping and permitting

    Published on October 27, 2022

    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...
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    Energy

    WATCH: New webinar explores geothermal heating and cooling systems

    Published on October 06, 2022

    Western Governors approve five new policy resolutions; elect new leadership...

    Published on June 30, 2022
    Western Governors formally approved five policy resolutions during their annual executive session at the end of WGA’s fiscal year (June 30). The resolutions represent th...
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    Economic Development

    Western Governors approve five new policy resolutions; elect new leadership...

    Published on June 30, 2022

    WGA Policy Resolution 2022-09, Radioactive Materials Management

    Published on June 30, 2022
    The resolution establishes Western Governors’ policy on radioactive materials management. Specifically, the resolution supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s saf...
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    Energy

    WGA Policy Resolution 2022-09, Radioactive Materials Management

    Published on June 30, 2022

    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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    Economic Development

    WGA Policy Resolution 2022-08, National Minerals Policy

    Published on June 30, 2022

    LISTEN: New podcast episode explores state efforts to support rural communi...

    Published on June 23, 2022
    The new episode of WGA’s Out West podcast, Supporting Coal Communities, explores the economic trends impacting Utah’s coal communities in the face of cha...
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    Economic Development

    LISTEN: New podcast episode explores state efforts to support rural communi...

    Published on June 23, 2022

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