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    Policy Resolution 2025-05, Physical and Behavioral Health Care in Western S...

    Published on December 09, 2024
    Access to high-quality physical and behavioral health care services is a cornerstone for maintaining and enhancing the quality of life in western states.  However, the We...
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    Healthcare

    Policy Resolution 2025-05, Physical and Behavioral Health Care in Western S...

    Published on December 09, 2024

    Policy Resolution 2025-04, Compensatory Mitigation

    Published on December 09, 2024
    Compensatory mitigation plays an important role in wildlife management and conservation, offsetting the loss of wetland and aquatic resource functions in a watershed affected ...
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    Environmental Management

    Policy Resolution 2025-04, Compensatory Mitigation

    Published on December 09, 2024

    Policy Resolution 2025-03, Workforce Development in the Western United Stat...

    Published on December 09, 2024
    Education and workforce training that is aligned with industry demand creates opportunity for students and workers to secure good jobs and builds a skilled workforce that can ...
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    Economic Development

    Policy Resolution 2025-03, Workforce Development in the Western United Stat...

    Published on December 09, 2024

    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...
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    Air Quality

    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 ...
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    Energy

    Policy Resolution 2025-01, Energy in the West

    Published on December 09, 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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    Environmental Management

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

    Published on June 11, 2024

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-05, Disaster Preparedness and Response

    Published on June 11, 2024
    The resolution recognizes the role Governors have in coordinating the four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. It also highlights...
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    Environmental Management

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-05, Disaster Preparedness and Response

    Published on June 11, 2024

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-04, Combating the Opioid Crisis

    Published on November 08, 2023
    The opioid epidemic has become one of the nation’s most devastating and lethal public health and safety crises.  This new resolution highlights the challenges posed...
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    Healthcare

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-04, Combating the Opioid Crisis

    Published on November 08, 2023

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-03, Species Conservation and the Endangered Spec...

    Published on November 08, 2023
    This resolution updates Western Governors’ policy positions on species management and conservation issues.  The resolution expresses the Governors’ support fo...
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    Species Management

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-03, Species Conservation and the Endangered Spec...

    Published on November 08, 2023

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-02, National Forest and Rangeland Management

    Published on November 08, 2023
    Western states contain over 75 percent of the national forest and grassland system, and communities in the West depend upon forests and rangelands for jobs, recreation, and qu...
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    Environmental Management

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-02, National Forest and Rangeland Management

    Published on November 08, 2023

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-01, Strengthening the State-Federal Relationship

    Published on November 08, 2023
    Improving state-federal communication and coordination is among the Western Governors’ highest priorities.  In the absence of a Constitutional delegation of authori...
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    State-Federal Relationship

    WGA Policy Resolution 2024-01, Strengthening the State-Federal Relationship

    Published on November 08, 2023

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-10, Infrastructure Permitting

    Published on June 28, 2023
    A clear, consistent, focused, and effective environmental review process is essential to protect environmental resources, ensure public participation, and facilitate timely de...
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    Economic Development

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-10, Infrastructure Permitting

    Published on June 28, 2023

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-09, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons

    Published on June 28, 2023
    American Indian and Alaska Native people, particularly women, are disproportionately likely to experience violence, be murdered, or go missing.  This resolution highlight...
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    Missing and Murdered Indigenous People

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-09, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons

    Published on June 28, 2023

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-08, Veterans

    Published on June 28, 2023
    The Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies offer many programs and services for veterans who struggle with complex challenges after their service, including...
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    Healthcare

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-08, Veterans

    Published on June 28, 2023

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-04, Housing is Foundational to the Success of th...

    Published on December 07, 2022
    Due to rapid population growth and housing shortages, housing is a significant challenge in urban, suburban, and rural areas across the West.  This resolution highlights ...
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    Economic Development

    WGA Policy Resolution 2023-04, Housing is Foundational to the Success of th...

    Published on December 07, 2022

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