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
WGA Policy Resolution 2023-01, Working Lands, Working Communities
Published on July 28, 2022
The resolution recognizes the complex relationship between western communities and the landscapes that sustain them. Our lands offer economic opportunity, ecological ben...
WGA Policy Resolution 2023-01, Working Lands, Working Communities
Published on July 28, 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...
Working Lands, Working Communities Initiative Special Report
Published on July 26, 2022
The Special Report of the Working Lands, Working Communities Initiative contains targeted recommendations on issues that affect natural resource management and the r...
Working Lands, Working Communities Initiative Special Report
Published on July 26, 2022
Western Governors share policy recommendations related to forest management...
Published on June 30, 2022
In response to the Biden Administration's Executive Order (EO), Strengthening the Nation's Forests, Communities, and Local Economies, Western Governors provided severa...
Western Governors share policy recommendations related to forest management...
Published on June 30, 2022
WGA Policy Resolution 2022-12, Recreation and Tourism on Public Lands
Published on June 30, 2022
This resolution articulates Western Governors’ policy on the management of recreation and tourism on public lands. Governors support public access and sustainable outdoo...
WGA Policy Resolution 2022-12, Recreation and Tourism on Public Lands
Published on June 30, 2022
WGA Policy Resolution 2022-11, Biosecurity and Invasive Species Management
Published on June 30, 2022
This resolution addresses invasive species management and adds substantial new policy, including: a call to address the destructive relationship between invasive grasses and w...
WGA Policy Resolution 2022-11, Biosecurity and Invasive Species Management
Published on June 30, 2022
WGA Policy Resolution 2022-10, Federal-State Land Exchanges and Purchases
Published on June 30, 2022
Federally owned lands are widespread throughout western states and are often interspersed with state, tribal, county, municipal, and private lands. This ownership pattern comp...
WGA Policy Resolution 2022-10, Federal-State Land Exchanges and Purchases
Published on June 30, 2022
Western Governors voice support for elements of the Water Resources Develop...
Published on June 30, 2022
In a letter to Congress, Western Governors voiced their support for provisions in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 and provided policy recommendations that r...
Western Governors voice support for elements of the Water Resources Develop...
Published on June 30, 2022
WGA expresses support to the Senate for Fire Ready Nation Act of 2022
Published on June 28, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association expressed support to the Senate for the Fire Ready Nation Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation to expand the nation’s capacity to...
WGA expresses support to the Senate for Fire Ready Nation Act of 2022
Published on June 28, 2022
Western Governors express support to the Senate for components of the FEMA ...
Published on May 16, 2022
Western Governors expressed support to the Senate for certain components of the FEMA Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act of 2021 (FIRE Act), which would equip the Federal Em...
Western Governors express support to the Senate for components of the FEMA ...
Published on May 16, 2022
Western Governors express concerns that Endangered Species Act could hinder...
Published on April 28, 2022
Western Governors expressed concerns to the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding ambiguous thresholds for Endangered Species Act Sectio...
Western Governors express concerns that Endangered Species Act could hinder...
Published on April 28, 2022
WGA provides recommendations for forest management with House Subcommittee ...
Published on March 14, 2022
Ahead of the Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Subcommittee on Environment’s hearing: Fighting Fire with Fire, Evaluating the Role of Forest Management in Reduci...
WGA provides recommendations for forest management with House Subcommittee ...
Published on March 14, 2022
WGA call on the House to fund land management projects in partnership with ...
Published on March 10, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies relating ...
WGA call on the House to fund land management projects in partnership with ...
Published on March 10, 2022
WGA encourages the use of the Task Force for Collaborative Conservation in ...
Published on March 07, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association encouraged the Biden Administration to utilize the recently launched Task Force for Collaborative Conservation as a venue for governme...
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