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Western Governors adopt five policy resolutions

Published on June 11, 2024
To kick off WGA’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Olympic Valley, California, Western Governors formally adopted five policy resolutions.
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Environmental Management

Western Governors adopt five policy resolutions

Published on June 11, 2024

WGA Signs Shared Stewardship MOU with USDA

Published on June 11, 2024
In the face of mounting land management challenges, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small spoke with five Western Governors at the 2024 Annual Meeting of t...
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Environmental Management

WGA Signs Shared Stewardship MOU with USDA

Published on June 11, 2024

Explore policy mechanisms for permitting carbon transportation infrastructu...

Published on April 17, 2024
Permitting carbon transport infrastructure “is nonnegotiable if we're serious about decarbonizing in this country,” Scyller Borglum, the Underground Storage Ma...
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Energy

Explore policy mechanisms for permitting carbon transportation infrastructu...

Published on April 17, 2024

WGA emphasizes need for more flexibility and inclusivity in federal disaste...

Published on November 30, 2023
In correspondence with the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) emphasized the Governors...
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Healthcare

WGA emphasizes need for more flexibility and inclusivity in federal disaste...

Published on November 30, 2023

WGA encourages Congress to reform the permitting system for guides and outf...

Published on November 01, 2023
In correspondence with the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the Western Governors’ Association encouraged Congress to reform the complex permitti...
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Economic Development

WGA encourages Congress to reform the permitting system for guides and outf...

Published on November 01, 2023

Western Governors call on USDA to help strengthen America’s sheep industr...

Published on November 01, 2023
In correspondence with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Western Governors called for the department to protect and strengthen the American sheep industry. Recognizin...
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Agriculture

Western Governors call on USDA to help strengthen America’s sheep industr...

Published on November 01, 2023

WGA calls on the EPA to allow for flexibility in state air quality and emis...

Published on April 10, 2023
In correspondence with the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, The Western Governors’ Association conveyed the importance of cooperative federalism when im...
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Air Quality

WGA calls on the EPA to allow for flexibility in state air quality and emis...

Published on April 10, 2023

WGA urges House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to reauthori...

Published on March 24, 2023
In correspondence with the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Western Governors’ Association voiced its continued support for the Essential Air Se...
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Economic Development

WGA urges House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to reauthori...

Published on March 24, 2023

Watch the 2023 Western Prosperity Roundtable

Published on March 16, 2023
As the COVID-19 pandemic untethered workers from physical offices and put a premium on space and outdoor access, rural communities throughout the West experienced significant ...
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Agriculture

Watch the 2023 Western Prosperity Roundtable

Published on March 16, 2023

Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2024 appropriations to House, Sena...

Published on March 16, 2023
The Western Governors’ Association is submitting testimony on behalf of the Western Governors to House and Senate leadership on FY 2024 appropriations and activities. Th...
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Agriculture

Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2024 appropriations to House, Sena...

Published on March 16, 2023

WATCH: New WGA webinar explores geothermal electricity generation

Published on October 11, 2022
As part of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ WGA Chair Initiative, The Heat Beneath Our Feet, the Western Governors’ Association will be conducting tours o...
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Environmental Management

WATCH: New WGA webinar explores geothermal electricity generation

Published on October 11, 2022

Western Governors approve five new policy resolutions; elect new leadership...

Published on June 30, 2022
Western Governors formally approved five policy resolutions during their annual executive session at the end of WGA’s fiscal year (June 30). The resolutions represent th...
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Economic Development

Western Governors approve five new policy resolutions; elect new leadership...

Published on June 30, 2022

Watch the 2022 Western Prosperity Roundtable Forum

Published on May 18, 2022
The 2022 forum for the Western Prosperity Roundtable is being hosted by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on May 17 and 18 at the 21c Museum Hotel Oklahoma City. You can&nbs...
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Economic Development

Watch the 2022 Western Prosperity Roundtable Forum

Published on May 18, 2022

Watch the webinar ‘Invasive Annual Grasses Management’ and lear...

Published on April 28, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association hosted the webinar, Invasive Annual Grasses Management, on April 28, 2022. Moderated by Stas Burgiel, the Executive Dir...
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Agriculture

Watch the webinar ‘Invasive Annual Grasses Management’ and lear...

Published on April 28, 2022

Watch the webinar “Implementing Forest Investments in the Infrastructure ...

Published on April 26, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association hosted the webinar, Implementing Forest Investments in the Infrastructure Bill, on April 26, 2022. The webinar featured...
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Air Quality

Watch the webinar “Implementing Forest Investments in the Infrastructure ...

Published on April 26, 2022

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