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Utah governor: America needs a new generation of electricity

Cox rallied leaders from 10 states at the annual Western Governors Association conference in Park City, Utah, to coordinate a once-in-a-generation expansion of the power grid as he wraps up his “energy superabundance” initiative as WGA chair.

07/02/25

Best of the West: Boosting western housing supply; HI biosecurity; MT-USFS Shared Stewardship; Tribal health care gap; CO geothermal grants

06/30/25

Western Governors express support for Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) reauthorization

06/26/25

2025 Annual Meeting recap

06/24/25

Utah Governor Spencer Cox named WGA Chair, unveils Chair initiative focused on energy abundance

06/24/25

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham releases BRAND West initiative report

06/24/25

Western Governors approve four bipartisan policy resolutions

06/12/25

Best of the West: Previewing WGA’s Annual Meeting; Big geothermal developments; Drought-free; Teton Pass rebuild; Quantum workforce; and an Indigenous descent of the Klamath River

06/05/25

Best of the West: Western critical minerals development; Govs talk energy in AK; Cancer research center; HI Green Fee; Aerial firefighting; and govt-to-govt conference

06/05/25

Western Governors express support for provisions within the Fire Ready Nation Act, encourage inclusion of consultation requirements

06/04/25

Western Governors submit bipartisan policy recommendations to U.S. Department of Commerce on BEAD Program

05/29/25

Best of the West: Momentum for nuclear energy; Utah BUILD; Construction trades program; Water infrastructure; Extreme heat; Goats fight fire; Japanese fire trucks

05/22/25

Best of the West: Mental Health Awareness Month; Govs talk bipartisanship and civility; Train to the ski slopes; Aluminum plant in OK; Boosting fish populations; and reopening sawmills

05/15/25

Best of the West: Western Governors act on housing; NM business accelerator; AK sustainable energy conference; Hoh Rain Forest access; UT government efficiency initiative; Great elephant migration

05/13/25

Western Governors submit testimony on FY 2026 appropriations to House, Senate

05/08/25

WGA seeks input in support of Utah Governor Spencer Cox’s FY26 Chair initiative

05/08/25

Best of the West: Building wildfire-adapted communities; CO passenger rail; Western fentanyl bust; WY geothermal greenhouse; NV economic development; OR housing plan

05/01/25

Best of the West: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day; Govs sign nuclear MOU; Fentanyl Awareness Day; Wildfire fighting fleet; Gov runs marathon; Green steel startup

04/29/25

WGA submits bipartisan recommendations for a long-term solution for the Highway Trust Fund

04/24/25

Best of the West: National Park Week; Geothermal radio series; Kīlauea eruption; Govs’ executive orders; Emissions-free coal power; and TIME 100 Most Influential

04/17/25

Best of the West: Western leadership on quantum tech; Govs lead trade missions; Enhanced oil recovery; Fervo-Shell agreement; Governors meet with tribe; and robotic horses

04/10/25

Best of the West: Govs push for phone-free schools; CA water supply; Olympics in Oklahoma; More CO geothermal; Green building bill passes House; and digging for dinos

04/03/25

Best of the West: Wildfire season approaches; Geothermal neighborhood; Data centers & housing; Alaskan volcano; and rodeo named official state sport

03/28/25

LISTEN: learn how beavers are helping us mitigate disasters in WGA’s Out West podcast

03/27/25

Best of the West: Nuclear power for AI; Beaver reintroduction; Milestone for rebuilding in LA; AI education; Building affordable housing; and Lone Star State solar

03/20/25

Best of the West: National Agriculture Week; Joint Task Force on Federal Land for Housing; Data-driven philanthropy; Affordable homes in OR; New hospital in UT; and NASA working on wildfire recovery

03/18/25

Learn about rental housing reform in a new BRAND West initiative webinar

03/13/25

Best of the West: the intersection of AI and robotics; drilling with electromagnetic energy; Utah’s new state park; direct air capture in New Mexico; and wastewater reuse in Texas

03/11/25

WGA emphasizes the need for federal support to update aging water infrastructure

03/06/25

Best of the West: Western Governors sign first bills of 2025; wildfire mitigation projects; $100B for semiconductor development; cultural burns; and novel reforestation techniques

02/27/25

Best of the West: The future of geothermal; land transfers; Westerners’ views on conservation; major tech deal; career and technical education month; and a planetary parade

02/20/25

Best of the West: Exploring public lands for housing; Utah Olympics; Space Commission; Maui wildfire settlement; and monarch migration

02/20/25

Governor Polis, WGA Executive Director Jack Waldorf talk geothermal at the Atlantic Council

02/13/25

Best of the West: Developing the western workforce; shelter for seniors; CA wildfire cleanup; UT youth lobbyists; NM Office of Housing; and MT tax relief

02/06/25

WGA in the News (1/31-2/6)

02/06/25

Best of the West: Supporting prescribed fire; rural health; RECA; affordable housing in WA; wildfire recovery in WY; national parks housing

01/30/25

Best of the West: Scaling up modular housing; Noem sworn in; Colorado water investments; overdose deaths down; wildfire survivors support LA; Mars weather discovery

01/30/25

WGA in the News - January

01/16/25

Best of the West: 9 Western Governors give State of the State addresses; Governor Bob Ferguson inaugurated; NM mental health; restoring waterways; AZ semiconductor facility; and western water projects

01/16/25

LISTEN: Out West Podcast highlights community navigator programs and their ablity to unlock federal support and disaster assistance

01/16/25

WATCH: Oregon Governor Tina Kotek hosts BRAND West initiative workshop in Bend

01/16/25

LISTEN: explore the potential of decarbonization strategies in WGA’s Out West podcast

01/14/25

WGA hosts webinar with CDC, DOI, EPA, and USDA to help align land management and public health goals related to prescribed fire

01/09/25

Best of the West: Western priorities signed into law; Governors assist on wildfire; Governor Kelly Armstrong takes office; Great Salt Lake; and a sawmill to prevent megafire

01/09/25

2024: Continuing the bipartisan legacy of Western Governors

12/20/24

Western Governors secure key policy victories to close out 2024

12/20/24

WGA in the News (12/14-12/19)

12/18/24

WATCH: Governor Cox hosts the first BRAND West initiative workshop in Salt Lake City

12/13/24

Western Governors discuss presidential transition, energy, and more with Steve Inskeep on NPR’s Morning Edition

12/12/24

WGA in the News (12/8-12/13)

12/10/24

Western Governors’ showcase bipartisan cooperation at WGA’s 2024 Winter Meeting

12/09/24

Western Governors approve bipartisan policy resolutions on air quality, compensatory mitigation, energy, health care, and workforce development

12/05/24

Best of the West: Outdoor recreation generates $1.2 trillion; growing crops with less water; training pilots in Utah; coral reefs; supporting rural healthcare

12/03/24

LISTEN: Fighting Invasive Mussels in Western States with Idaho Governor Brad Little

11/21/24

Best of the West: Introducing newly elected Western Governors; Training the semiconductor workforce; Rebuilding Teton Pass; California water security; Drought-resistant crops; Fighting homelessness

11/14/24

Best of the West: Supporting western veterans; Unclogging the power grid; Housing in North Dakota; Efficient concrete; Modernizing Utah’s inland port; and Expanding broadband in Hawaii

11/07/24

Best of the West: Building the future of hydrogen fuel; Reusing EV batteries; Housing for wildfire survivors; Restoring sagebrush; Starter homes; Protecting the San Pedro

11/01/24

Best of the West: Winter snow preview; balloons to track wildfires; native trout comeback; addiction recovery reinvented; downwinders for RECA; farming thin air

10/24/24

Best of the West: Sustainable aviation fuel takes off; opioid task force; solar canal powers up; Arizona Shared Stewardship; Lahaina volunteer effort; Walter White takes on litter

10/18/24

Western Governors work to provide long term housing for residents displaced by wildfire

10/17/24

Best of the West: World Geothermal Energy Day; new marine sanctuary; Texas-Oklahoma border; Housing Crisis Task Force; finding missing persons; western trade with Korea

10/10/24

Best of the West: Agrivoltaics bloom; salmon swim free; hurricane recovery; doubling power production; restoring waterways

10/07/24

Current and former Western Governors discuss bipartisanship, call for unity in joint interviews with PBS Books

10/03/24

Best of the West: Reviving passenger rail; solar workforce boom; monitoring water from space; portable nuclear generator; economics of outdoor rec; record-breaking pumpkin

09/26/24

Best of the West: Using AI to detect wildfires; advocating for RECA; Utah solar; sustainable aviation fuel; wildfire fuels reduction; and endangered fish restoration

09/19/24

Best of the West: Record-breaking geothermal production; national park gateway towns; overdose deaths down; Hispanic Heritage Month; big bet on recycling; tribal pollution reduction

09/12/24

Best of the West: Expanding rural health care; Apache trout; carbon capture; 60 years of Canyonlands; mule deer; and building transmission lines

09/05/24

Best of the West: National Recovery Month; rural energy projects; air quality in schools; Great Salt Lake; hiring teachers; and rebuilding sage grouse habitat

08/29/24

Best of the West: Leading the microchip revival; collaborating on rural education; green cement; Paralympic Games; recharging aquifers; largest solar array on the continent; EV charging stations

08/22/24

Best of the West: Reimagining hydropower; new rules for geothermal; hiring wildland firefighters; Alzheimer’s research; solar cells; rare ocelot sighting

08/15/24

Best of the West: Clean power outpaces coal; opening the country’s largest direct air capture facility; a historic water agreement; closing the employment gap; and Smokey Bear turns 80

08/08/24

Best of the West: The future of small farms; building grid infrastructure; a resilient state park; Perseid meteor shower; Indigenous medical training; Alaskan heat pumps; and 3D printing houses

08/08/24

Year in Review: The Heat Beneath Our Feet

08/01/24

Best of the West: Building rural broadband; carbon capture coalition; fighting drought; Wyoming mental health initiative; BYU medical school; wildfire recovery funds; honey for computers

07/25/24

Best of the West: Staying prepared for disaster; climate investments; Sundance festival; electric buses; Nevada electric vehicle boom; Mongol Derby

07/19/24

LISTEN: Western Governors discuss the importance of bipartisanship at WGA’s 40th Anniversary celebration

07/19/24

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon speaks about his WGA Chair initiative, Decarbonizing the West, in a new WGA video

07/18/24

Best of the West: Meet the Olympians from the West; hydrogen-powered ferries; buffalo restoration; Oregon fighter jet; Spanish-language interpreting; more efficient devices; Oklahoma housing

07/11/24

Best of the West: Building a climate-ready workforce; western tech hubs; solar canals; storing nuclear waste; Meta in Wyoming; Colorado nuclear energy; studying microplastics; housing firefighters

07/09/24

Highlight video from WGA’s 2024 Annual Meeting

07/03/24

WGA submits bipartisan policy strategies to support America’s cyber workforce

06/27/24

Best of the West: Addressing the physician shortage; mental health rebounds; the first class of American Climate Corps; a fix for Teton Pass; and riding with Cherokee history

06/20/24

Best of the West: Big week for nuclear; kelp farming; floating solar panels; geothermal greenhouses; clean energy investments; giant sunfish; and the monolith returns

06/12/24

Western Governors elect New Mexico Governor Lujan Grisham as Chair of the Western Governors’ Association

06/12/24

Highlights from the 2024 Annual Meeting

06/11/24

Western Governors adopt five policy resolutions

06/11/24

WGA Signs Shared Stewardship MOU with USDA

06/09/24

WATCH: Judy Woodruff moderates WGA’s 40th Anniversary Celebration

06/06/24

Best of the West: Creative solutions to teacher shortages; water projects; opioid abatement; cows eating seaweed; T-Rex uncovered; solar design contest; Tiny Desk winner

05/30/24

Best of the West: Geothermal projects heat up; a new search and rescue tool; protecting Pacific marten; replacing lead pipes; powering the Choctaw Nation; and climbing the world’s tallest tree

05/29/24

WGA submits policy strategies to combat the fentanyl crisis to the Senate Finance Committee

05/16/24

Best of the West: Reservoirs filling up; DU goes solar; wildfire defense; extreme heat; new cancer treatment techniques; wildfire academy; solar array; fusion energy

05/15/24

WGA submits policy recommendations regarding hunting, fishing, and recreation on federal lands

05/10/24

WGA submits policy recommendations on the state of rural broadband in America

05/09/24

Best of the West: Reforesting the West; coho salmon comeback; shed hunting; Pulitzer Prizes; Medal of Freedom; zebra on the lamb

05/03/24

Western Governors submit policy recommendations regarding the future of broadband affordability

05/02/24

Best of the West: Banner year for solar; guarding livestock with drones; protecting water from wildfire; a $13 billion doomsday plane; and easier recycling for solar panels

05/02/24

Western Governors voice support for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2024

04/24/24

Watch the 2024 Western Prosperity Forum

04/18/24

Best of the West: Transitioning coal communities; green wastewater-treatment; a new state lab; extreme heat protection; and a historic Disney expansion

04/17/24

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