Northern Plains-led lawsuit invalidates key water-crossing permits for KXL and other pipelines nationwide. After more than a decade of oppositions from tribes, landowners, farmers, and ranchers along the proposed route of the Keystone XL Pipeline in Montana and South Dakota, … Continued
As Congress shapes the latest round of COVID-19 response legislation, our government must invest funds in the future that America needs. We’ve worked with our members to build a recovery roadmap we’re calling, “A COVID-19 Response for a Resilient Rural America” … Continued
The National Mining Association is pushing for a bailout that will hurt the most vulnerable by cutting payments that compensate coal miners, coal communities, and coal-mining states for the impacts and damages of coal mining. -Coal industry proposal would create … Continued
Most western co-ops and munis aren’t suspending utility disconnects during the pandemic—with dire consequences for our most vulnerable populations. During the difficult time of this COVID-19 national emergency, there is a widespread loss of wages and jobs across our states … Continued
The Trump Administration is “using the COVID-19 crisis as an excuse to let polluters off the hook”, allowing for unchecked pollution and putting vulnerable populations at even higher risk. On March 26th, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an … Continued
Two new reports show that insufficient bonding of federal oil and gas wells in economic crisis threatens thousands of orphaned wells. Rusting equipment littering working ranches and farms; Failing well casings with the potential to leak and contaminate drinking water … Continued
In this time of crisis, giving voice to the people most affected has never been more important. The world has changed and we want to let you know that we are here, we are adapting, and we are aware that … Continued
Wyoming residents come together to fight for clean water and win, but the fight may not be over. Written by Jill Morrison, Director of Powder River Basin Resource Council. Late last year, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) told … Continued
A new report published by WORC finds that more than a third of all land mined for coal in the Western United States awaits cleanup after a half-century of intensive strip-mining, but a weakening coal industry may be incapable of … Continued
The White House Council on Environmental Quality is trying to rob you of your voice on federal project decisions like pipelines, hardrock mines, factory farms, and many other projects. Have you ever participated in a public hearing? Have you ever … Continued