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LETTER: WGA shares policy with BLM on proposed changes for non-energy solid...

Published on December 17, 2019
The Western Governors’ Association shared its Policy Resolution, States’ Share of Royalties and Leasing Revenues from Federal Lands and Minerals, to inform the Bur...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

LETTER: WGA shares policy with BLM on proposed changes for non-energy solid...

Published on December 17, 2019

LETTER: Governors seek continued collaboration with DOI, USDA on vegetation...

Published on December 11, 2019
Western Governors encourage continued collaboration to improve vegetation management in and near transmission and distribution corridors to reduce the likelihood of wildfire i...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

LETTER: Governors seek continued collaboration with DOI, USDA on vegetation...

Published on December 11, 2019

LETTER: WGA applauds USFS update of permitting for broadband infrastructure

Published on November 21, 2019
The Western Governors’ Association shared its appreciation of the U.S. Forest Service's (USFS) commitment to implementing Section 8705 of the 2018 Farm Bill by updat...
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Economic Development

LETTER: WGA applauds USFS update of permitting for broadband infrastructure

Published on November 21, 2019

LETTER: WGA shares support of PILT, SRS programs for hearing of Senate Comm...

Published on November 18, 2019
The Western Governors’ Association appreciates the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for its attention to the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) and Secure R...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

LETTER: WGA shares support of PILT, SRS programs for hearing of Senate Comm...

Published on November 18, 2019

Governors urge annual RAWA funding to states for proactive conservation of ...

Published on November 15, 2019
Western Governors support provisions of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019 (RAWA), that direct annual funding to state fish and wildlife agencies a...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

Governors urge annual RAWA funding to states for proactive conservation of ...

Published on November 15, 2019

LETTER: Governors support annual RAWA funding to states for proactive conse...

Published on November 15, 2019
Western Governors support provisions of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019 (RAWA), that direct annual funding to state fish and wildlife agencies a...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

LETTER: Governors support annual RAWA funding to states for proactive conse...

Published on November 15, 2019

LETTER: WGA seeks USDA collaboration with Governors on rulemakings affectin...

Published on November 13, 2019
The Western Governors' Association urges the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) to collaborate with Western Governors and state ag...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

LETTER: WGA seeks USDA collaboration with Governors on rulemakings affectin...

Published on November 13, 2019

Executive Director’s Notebook: Working Lands Roundtable dynamically conti...

Published on October 14, 2019
By Jim Ogsbury Earlier this month, Idaho Governor Brad Little hosted a meeting of the WGA Working Lands Roundtable in the City of Trees, beautiful Boise. This was nothing if ...
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Environmental Management

Executive Director’s Notebook: Working Lands Roundtable dynamically conti...

Published on October 14, 2019

LETTER: WGA shares forest and rangeland management policy for House hearing...

Published on September 25, 2019
The Western Governors’ Association shared policy related to the active management of western forests and rangelands for the Sept. 26, 2019 House subcommittee hearing "Th...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

LETTER: WGA shares forest and rangeland management policy for House hearing...

Published on September 25, 2019

Western Governors laud EPA’s state consultation on exceptional events...

Published on September 23, 2019
Western Governors appreciate the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) consultation with state air quality agencies on its “Final Exceptional Events Guidance" (G...
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Air Quality

Western Governors laud EPA’s state consultation on exceptional events...

Published on September 23, 2019

Best of the West: Flooding devastates east Texas; migration corridors under...

Published on September 19, 2019
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on news of the West. Here are the western stories for the week starting Sept. 16, 2019 that you don't want to miss...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

Best of the West: Flooding devastates east Texas; migration corridors under...

Published on September 19, 2019

LETTER: WGA commends WAFWA, WASDA on Western Weed Action Plan to combat inv...

Published on September 17, 2019
The Western Governors’ Association commends the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) and Western Association of State Departments of Agriculture (WA...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

LETTER: WGA commends WAFWA, WASDA on Western Weed Action Plan to combat inv...

Published on September 17, 2019

Western Governors back policies enabling utilities to undertake vegetation ...

Published on August 06, 2019
Western Governors, in outreach to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), back policies enabling utilities to undertake vegetation management actions on and adjacent to federal t...
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Energy

Western Governors back policies enabling utilities to undertake vegetation ...

Published on August 06, 2019

Best of the West: Interactive public lands maps; high-risk communities for ...

Published on July 25, 2019
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on news of the West. Here are the western stories for the week starting July 22, 2019 that you don't want to miss....
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Forest & Rangeland Management

Best of the West: Interactive public lands maps; high-risk communities for ...

Published on July 25, 2019

Western Governors encourage Forest Service to engage meaningfully with stat...

Published on July 23, 2019
Western Governors urge the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to “meaningfully engage with states” as the agency reviews its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and r...
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Environmental Management

Western Governors encourage Forest Service to engage meaningfully with stat...

Published on July 23, 2019

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