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Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon speaks about his WGA Chair initiative, Decarbo...

Published on July 19, 2024
For the past year, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon led an initiative as Chair of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) to examine the potential of various decarbonizatio...
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Energy and Environment

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon speaks about his WGA Chair initiative, Decarbo...

Published on July 19, 2024

Best of the West: Meet the Olympians from the West; hydrogen-powered ferrie...

Published on July 18, 2024
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the latest news in the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting July 15, 2024. (Photos courtesy of...
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Best of the West

Best of the West: Meet the Olympians from the West; hydrogen-powered ferrie...

Published on July 18, 2024

Best of the West: Building a climate-ready workforce; western tech hubs; so...

Published on July 11, 2024
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the latest news in the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting July 8, 2024. (Photos courtesy of&...
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Best of the West

Best of the West: Building a climate-ready workforce; western tech hubs; so...

Published on July 11, 2024

Highlight video from WGA’s 2024 Annual Meeting

Published on July 09, 2024
The 2024 Annual Meeting of the Western Governors' Association convened five Western Governors in Olympic Valley, California for in-depth policy discussions with several se...
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WGA News

Highlight video from WGA’s 2024 Annual Meeting

Published on July 09, 2024

WGA submits bipartisan policy strategies to support America’s cyber workf...

Published on July 03, 2024
In correspondence with the House Committee on Homeland Security, the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) submitted bipartisan policy recommendations regarding the Commi...
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Community and Opportunity

WGA submits bipartisan policy strategies to support America’s cyber workf...

Published on July 03, 2024

WGA submits bipartisan policy strategies to support America’s cyber workf...

Published on July 03, 2024
In correspondence with the House Committee on Homeland Security, the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) submitted bipartisan policy recommendations regarding the Commi...
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Community and Opportunity

WGA submits bipartisan policy strategies to support America’s cyber workf...

Published on July 03, 2024

Best of the West: Addressing the physician shortage; mental health rebounds...

Published on June 27, 2024
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the latest news in the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting June 24, 2024. (Photos courtesy of...
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Best of the West

Best of the West: Addressing the physician shortage; mental health rebounds...

Published on June 27, 2024

Best of the West: Big week for nuclear; kelp farming; floating solar panels...

Published on June 20, 2024
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the latest news in the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting June 17, 2024. (Photos courtesy of...
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Best of the West

Best of the West: Big week for nuclear; kelp farming; floating solar panels...

Published on June 20, 2024

Western Governors elect New Mexico Governor Lujan Grisham as Chair of the W...

Published on June 12, 2024
To close out the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Western Governors' Association (WGA), Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon handed over the reins as Chair of the Association to New Mex...
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WGA News

Western Governors elect New Mexico Governor Lujan Grisham as Chair of the W...

Published on June 12, 2024

Highlights from the 2024 Annual Meeting

Published on June 12, 2024
WGA’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Olympic Valley, California was teeming with headline-worthy news.
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WGA News

Highlights from the 2024 Annual Meeting

Published on June 12, 2024

Western Governors adopt five policy resolutions

Published on June 11, 2024
To kick off WGA’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Olympic Valley, California, Western Governors formally adopted five policy resolutions.
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Community and Opportunity

Western Governors adopt five policy resolutions

Published on June 11, 2024

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...
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Energy and Environment

WGA Policy Resolution 2024-09, Water Quality in the West

Published on June 11, 2024

WGA Signs Shared Stewardship MOU with USDA

Published on June 11, 2024
In the face of mounting land management challenges, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small spoke with five Western Governors at the 2024 Annual Meeting of t...
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Land Management

WGA Signs Shared Stewardship MOU with USDA

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)...
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Energy and Environment

WGA Policy Resolution 2024-08, Cleaning Up Abandoned Hardrock Mines in the ...

Published on June 11, 2024

WGA Policy Resolution 2024-07, Water Resource Management in the West

Published on June 11, 2024
The resolution addresses the management of water resources in the West, highlighting states’ sovereign authority over the allocation of water within their boundaries.&nb...
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Land Management

WGA Policy Resolution 2024-07, Water Resource Management in the West

Published on June 11, 2024

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