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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

    2024 Annual Report

    Published on July 24, 2024
    The 2024 Annual Report of the Western Governors' Association highlights the past year’s policy work on topics such as disaster prepared...
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    Agriculture

    2024 Annual Report

    Published on July 24, 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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    Economic Development

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

    Published on June 11, 2024

    Decarbonizing the West initiative report

    Published on June 06, 2024
    Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, Chair of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA), launched the Decarbonizing the West initiative in 2023 to examine how decarbonization st...
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    Energy

    Decarbonizing the West initiative report

    Published on June 06, 2024

    WGA submits policy recommendations on the state of rural broadband in Ameri...

    Published on May 10, 2024
    In correspondence with the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) subm...
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    Connectivity

    WGA submits policy recommendations on the state of rural broadband in Ameri...

    Published on May 10, 2024

    Western Governors voice support for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Rea...

    Published on May 02, 2024
    In correspondence with leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives, Western Governors expressed support for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act to addr...
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    Healthcare

    Western Governors voice support for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Rea...

    Published on May 02, 2024

    Explore the potential for natural carbon sequestration at the Boise worksho...

    Published on December 13, 2023
    The Boise workshop of the Decarbonizing the West initiative workshop focused on strategies for expanding natural carbon sequestration methods as a way to not only de...
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    Forest & Rangeland Management

    Explore the potential for natural carbon sequestration at the Boise worksho...

    Published on December 13, 2023

    2023 Annual Report

    Published on August 08, 2023
    The 2023 Annual Report of the Western Governors' Association highlights the past year’s policy work on topics such as renewable energy,...
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    Agriculture

    2023 Annual Report

    Published on August 08, 2023

    WGA weighs in on the future of subsurface science and technology

    Published on July 31, 2023
    Ahead of its hearing, Unearthing Innovation: The Future of Subsurface Science and Technology in the United States, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology receiv...
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    Energy

    WGA weighs in on the future of subsurface science and technology

    Published on July 31, 2023

    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

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