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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...
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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...
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Economic Development

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

Published on March 29, 2022

WGA provides Senate Ag Committee recommendations for improving health care ...

Published on March 23, 2022
Western Governors highlighted health care challenges facing the rural West and strategies to effectively address these issues in testimony submitted to the Senate Committee on...
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Healthcare

WGA provides Senate Ag Committee recommendations for improving health care ...

Published on March 23, 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

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

Published on March 10, 2022
Western Governors provided comments to the House of Representatives in support of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021, which offers compensati...
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Healthcare

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

Published on March 10, 2022

WGA outlines recommendations for siting electric vehicle infrastructure wit...

Published on March 08, 2022
As part of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s hearing, Charging Forward: Securing American Manufacturing and Our EV Future, the Western Governors’ Associ...
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Transportation

WGA outlines recommendations for siting electric vehicle infrastructure wit...

Published on March 08, 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

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...
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Energy

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

Published on March 03, 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 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...
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Economic Development

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

Published on February 09, 2022

Western Governors support Outdoor Recreation Act provisions regarding manag...

Published on February 07, 2022
Western Governors commended the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for including language in the Outdoor Recreation Act that would enable more effective manageme...
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Species Management

Western Governors support Outdoor Recreation Act provisions regarding manag...

Published on February 07, 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

Western Governors applaud the recission of industry-recognized apprenticesh...

Published on February 02, 2022
In correspondence with the U.S. Department of Labor, Western Governors voiced their support for the Department’s proposal to rescind the industry-recognized apprenticesh...
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Economic Development

Western Governors applaud the recission of industry-recognized apprenticesh...

Published on February 02, 2022

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