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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...
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Economic Development

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

Published on March 29, 2022

Western Governors applaud Senate introduction of bipartisan bill to encoura...

Published on March 17, 2022
In a letter to the Senate, Western Governors applauded the introduction and bipartisan support of the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, which provide...
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Environmental Management

Western Governors applaud Senate introduction of bipartisan bill to encoura...

Published on March 17, 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...
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Environmental Management

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 ...
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Economic Development

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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Environmental Management

WGA encourages the use of the Task Force for Collaborative Conservation in ...

Published on March 07, 2022

Western Governors’ News: Sustainable energy, broadband connectivity, work...

Published on March 03, 2022
The Western Governors' Association offers a periodic roundup of Western Governors' work in economic development, natural resources, education, health and safety, and a...
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Agriculture

Western Governors’ News: Sustainable energy, broadband connectivity, work...

Published on March 03, 2022

Watch the final ‘Working Lands, Working Communities’ workshop in Boise,...

Published on February 24, 2022
At the final workshop for his WGA Chair Initiative, ‘Working Lands, Working Communities,’ Idaho Gov. Brad Little stressed the need for collaborative land managemen...
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Economic Development

Watch the final ‘Working Lands, Working Communities’ workshop in Boise,...

Published on February 24, 2022

LISTEN: New podcast explores strategies for implementing cross-boundary con...

Published on February 14, 2022
Supporting Cross-Boundary Conservation, the first ‘Out West’ episode in a series for Idaho Gov. Brad Little's 'Working Lands, Working Communities...
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Environmental Management

LISTEN: New podcast explores strategies for implementing cross-boundary con...

Published on February 14, 2022

WGA launches Task Force on Collaborative Conservation in conjunction with D...

Published on February 03, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture to enhance collaboration across federal, st...
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Agriculture

WGA launches Task Force on Collaborative Conservation in conjunction with D...

Published on February 03, 2022

WGA shares perspectives on sustainable agriculture with the House Subcommit...

Published on February 01, 2022
In correspondence with the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, the Western Governors’ Association submitted several po...
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Agriculture

WGA shares perspectives on sustainable agriculture with the House Subcommit...

Published on February 01, 2022

WGA share recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill with House Subcommittee on...

Published on February 01, 2022
The House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry is focused on review of the conservation issues important to the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill...
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Agriculture

WGA share recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill with House Subcommittee on...

Published on February 01, 2022

Western Governors deliver 2022 State of the State Addresses

Published on January 14, 2022
Several Western Governors are delivering State of the State addresses in 2022. Below is a roundup of the speeches delivered so far; the word cloud above represents common issu...
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Economic Development

Western Governors deliver 2022 State of the State Addresses

Published on January 14, 2022

WGA advocates for innovative and integrated water management with the House...

Published on January 10, 2022
Integrated water management, including permitting water transfers, congressional support for water infrastructure, and access to basic water data that supports drought respons...
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Economic Development

WGA advocates for innovative and integrated water management with the House...

Published on January 10, 2022

Executive Director’s Notebook: ‘Top Ten List’ of Western Governors’...

Published on December 30, 2021
Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, catastrophic natural disasters and civil discord, Western Governors had a banner year in 2021, working on a bipartisan basis to ad...
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Agriculture

Executive Director’s Notebook: ‘Top Ten List’ of Western Governors’...

Published on December 30, 2021

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-06, Compensatory Mitigation

Published on December 10, 2021
WGA Policy Resolution 2022-06, Compensatory Mitigation: Mitigation plays an important role in wildlife management and conservation, and Western Governors use mitigation progra...
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Environmental Management

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-06, Compensatory Mitigation

Published on December 10, 2021

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