WORC in Progress

No Time to Waste

Read WORC’s report on oil and gas radioactive waste.
Living with Oil and Gas

Ever wonder what it’s like to be neighbors with oil and gas? Find out here.
Solar array sets bar high

New solar array means our building, Home on the Range, now produces 100% of the power it uses renewably and on-site.
Reforming coal leasing

WORC members made a strong case to reform coal leasing at recent hearings.
The Native American Vote

With two months left before Election Day, one group is encouraging Montana’s Native American population to register to vote.
Homegrown Prosperity

Conference gathers 70 rural, urban, and native people to explore building a more diverse, resilient and homegrown economy that creates prosperity.

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Western Organization of Resource Councils is a regional network of grassroots community organizations that include 12,700 members and 39 local chapters. WORC helps its member groups succeed by providing training and coordinating issue work.

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Oil and gas development on public lands contributes to some of the worst methane pollution in the country. Tell President Obama to cut methane pollution now! Take action. Send your message today.

Sep
23

Reclamation Funds Add Protection For Taxpayers

Reclamation funds are moneys set aside specifically to reclaim oil and gas drilling operations. Reclamation funds often pay to plug wells, restore the surface and land surrounding wells, fix roads and other infrastructure damaged in the operating process, and to repair other damages. States may use several mechanisms to create or collect funds for reclamation. States such as California, Oregon, and South Dakota collect fees on operators and various other…

Sep
20

Group Looks to Get Out Native American Vote in Montana

With two months left before Election Day, one group is encouraging Montana's Native American population to register to vote. The social justice group Western Native Voice is organizing for the…

Sep
19

Northern Plains Hosts Conference on Homegrown Prosperity

What is homegrown prosperity? On September 10, I had the opportunity to participate in a conversation about how we can build stronger local economies, and would like to share with…

Call for Entries: DRC's Art Show & Auction *DEADLINE EXTENDED* - Dakota Resource Council

*ART SHOW DEADLINE EXTENDED* We've been getting so many great entries that we wanted to keep them coming! If you've...

Western Native Voice meets with Lt. Governor Mike Cooney and Indian Affairs Director Jason Smith about our work and what...

Leaders and staff on WORC's Oil & Gas Campaign Team from Dakota Resource Council, Idaho Organization of Resource...

Join us in the #F2SCrunch Challenge during #F2SMonth here in the Midwest! Make sure your school or organization is...

WCC Canvass Kickoff Event this Saturday! We fought to get minimum wage on the ballot and need your help to...

How could the Investor State Dispute Settlement provision of the TPP directly threaten Idaho? Check out this factsheet on how...

Editorial board: Time for self-bonding is behind us

We couldn't agree more.

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Reclamation Bonding Requirements for Oil and Gas Wells

The Oil and Gas Reclamation Bonding Amounts matrix lists the bonding requirements for 11 states and the federal government. Reclamation bonds are intended to ensure…

2015 Annual Report

The True Cost of Coal Exports

The True Cost of Coal Exports describes the many problems with proposals to export coal through the Pacific Northwest. Coal companies have proposed building three new…

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Reclamation Funds Add Protection For Taxpayers

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Northern Plains Hosts Conference on Homegrown Prosperity

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Reclamation Bonding Requirements for Oil and Gas Wells

2015 Annual Report

The True Cost of Coal Exports

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WORC in Progress Check in on the latest Worc News

Reclamation Funds Add Protection For Taxpayers

Group Looks to Get Out Native American Vote in Montana

Northern Plains Hosts Conference on Homegrown Prosperity

Resources View Worc’s latest Publications

Reclamation Bonding Requirements for Oil and Gas Wells

2015 Annual Report

The True Cost of Coal Exports

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