Filter By: All | Resolutions | Letters | Reports | News

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...
READ MORE
Energy

WGA weighs in on the future of subsurface science and technology

Published on July 31, 2023

WGA calls on Senate to reform environmental review process for energy proje...

Published on July 31, 2023
Ahead of its hearing, Opportunities for Congress to Reform the Process for Permitting Electric Transmission Lines, Pipelines, and Energy Production on Federal Lands, the Senat...
READ MORE
Energy

WGA calls on Senate to reform environmental review process for energy proje...

Published on July 31, 2023

Western Governors encourage DOE to partner with the West to develop hydroge...

Published on March 31, 2022
This week Western Governors commended the Department of Energy’s (DOE) focus on implementation of a provision of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) direct...
READ MORE
Economic Development

Western Governors encourage DOE to partner with the West to develop hydroge...

Published on March 31, 2022

WGA supports new tools for critical mineral and energy development with Sen...

Published on March 29, 2022
This week, the Western Governors’ Association urged the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to address barriers to the supply chain for critical minerals. T...
READ MORE
Economic Development

WGA supports new tools for critical mineral and energy development with Sen...

Published on March 29, 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 ...
READ MORE
Economic Development

WGA call on the House to fund land management projects in partnership with ...

Published on March 10, 2022

WGA calls on National Institute of Standards and Technology to better prote...

Published on March 03, 2022
As the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) looks to improve its cybersecurity resources, the Western Governors’ Association urged the agency to prepare...
READ MORE
Energy

WGA calls on National Institute of Standards and Technology to better prote...

Published on March 03, 2022

WGA provides recommendations for Department of Energy’s ‘Building a Bet...

Published on February 09, 2022
In correspondence with the U.S. Department of Energy, The Western Governors’ Association voiced its appreciation to the agency for establishing the &lsquo...
READ MORE
Economic Development

WGA provides recommendations for Department of Energy’s ‘Building a Bet...

Published on February 09, 2022

Hydropower project licensing highlighted in WGA correspondence with Senate ...

Published on January 10, 2022
Hydropower project licensing, congressional support for water infrastructure, and the role of basic water data in supporting effective water management were just some of the i...
READ MORE
Economic Development

Hydropower project licensing highlighted in WGA correspondence with Senate ...

Published on January 10, 2022

Western Governors share policy with Senate Subcommittee in support of the R...

Published on June 16, 2021
The Western Governors’ Association (WGA) shared the Policy Resolution, Energy in the West, along with recent advocacy in support of legislation to support states’ ...
READ MORE
Energy

Western Governors share policy with Senate Subcommittee in support of the R...

Published on June 16, 2021

Western Governors encourage legislation supporting states’ cleanup activi...

Published on April 30, 2021
Western Governors have communicated their support for legislation supporting states’ cleanup activities on abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells and associated sites ...
READ MORE
Energy

Western Governors encourage legislation supporting states’ cleanup activi...

Published on April 30, 2021

WGA urges Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee to prioritize weste...

Published on April 26, 2021
The Western Governors’ Association articulated the Governors’ policy about energy development on federal lands for a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy...
READ MORE
Air Quality

WGA urges Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee to prioritize weste...

Published on April 26, 2021

WGA shares Western Governors’ policy on markets for forest products a...

Published on March 22, 2021
The Western Governors' Association submitted the Governors’ policy positions on land management matters, including the utility of markets for forest products and woo...
READ MORE
Energy

WGA shares Western Governors’ policy on markets for forest products a...

Published on March 22, 2021

Western Governors reach out to new administration to connect, collaborate o...

Published on March 04, 2021
Western Governors are reaching out to the new administration to encourage collaboration on the critical policy issues facing the West. Read the outreach shared so far, includi...
READ MORE
Agriculture

Western Governors reach out to new administration to connect, collaborate o...

Published on March 04, 2021

Western Governors ask President Biden for role in Executive Order review of...

Published on March 01, 2021
Western Governors, in outreach to President Biden, "respectfully request" they be consulted about Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, and De...
READ MORE
Economic Development

Western Governors ask President Biden for role in Executive Order review of...

Published on March 01, 2021

Comments: WGA seeks additional input on Report of the West-wide Energy Corr...

Published on January 28, 2021
Energy corridors have significant effects on state and regional energy, infrastructure, and land use planning across the West, so the Western Governors’ Association appr...
READ MORE
Energy

Comments: WGA seeks additional input on Report of the West-wide Energy Corr...

Published on January 28, 2021

sign up for our newsletters