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    03/22/24

    WGA calls on Congress for more state control over infrastructure investments

    CATEGORY: Letters, WGA News
    03/21/24

    Best of the West: Regional snowpack improves; Cost effective carbon capture; Expanding geothermal energy “twentyfold”; Boosting advanced chip production; and the Olympics of the North  

    CATEGORY: Best of the West
    03/20/24

    WATCH: WGA Webinar explores strategies to mitigate liability concerns for geologic carbon storage projects

    CATEGORY: Energy, Environmental Management, Webinars, WGA News
    03/12/24

    Oregon Governor Tina Kotek focuses the final Decarbonizing the West workshop on cross-boundary collaboration

    CATEGORY: WGA News
    03/12/24

    WGA submits policy recommendations for wildfire management to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security Committee and Governmental Affairs

    CATEGORY: WGA News
    03/12/24

    WGA expresses appreciation for the Senate Energy Committee’s examination of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission’s report to Congress

    CATEGORY: WGA News
    03/07/24

    Best of the West: Preparing for fire season; Licensing advanced nuclear reactors; National Parks visitation hits pre-pandemic levels; Expanding geothermal power in Hawaii, and pandas in California

    CATEGORY: Best of the West
    03/07/24

    Western Governors voice support for the Building Chips in America Act, encourage comprehensive permitting reform

    CATEGORY: WGA News
    02/24/24

    WGA Turns 40

    CATEGORY: 40th Anniversary
    02/22/24

    Best of the West: Battery storage booms; A breakthrough in direct air capture; A new form of cloud-seeding; Western states warm to heat pumps; and Conservation polling numbers

    CATEGORY: Best of the West
    02/15/24

    Best of the West: Governors Gordon, Stitt deliver State of the State addresses; New funding for Enhanced Geothermal Systems; A 50-year water plan; Medical health deserts; and Salmon recovery

    CATEGORY: Best of the West
    02/08/24

    Governors Polis and Gordon discuss carbon removal technologies at Decarbonizing the West Workshop

    CATEGORY: WGA News
    02/01/24

    Best of the West: Governor Dunleavy’s State of the State address; Regional Innovation Engines; A new carbon capture fund; Studying Enhanced Geothermal Systems; and a treasure trove of galactic images

    CATEGORY: Best of the West
    01/25/24

    Best of the West: Governors Burgum, Green outline legislative priorities in State of the State address; Wyoming funds decarbonization projects; $1.5 billion allocated for EVs

    CATEGORY: Best of the West
    01/24/24

    LISTEN: Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and WGA Executive Director Jack Waldorf discuss their experiences at the helm of WGA in new podcast episode

    CATEGORY: Podcasts, WGA News
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    Registration open for WGA’s 2024 Annual Meeting
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    Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2025 appropriations to House, Senate
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