Emily Hornback

June 10, 2022

Bike and float the river for our Alliance in June!

We are excited to announce that our friends at Paddleboard Adventure Company are donating 10% of all paddleboard equipment rentals and tour bookings in the month of June […]
March 24, 2022

Help coal communities re-invent their economies

“The mining jobs are gone and aren’t coming back. We need real investment to make sure communities have sustainable jobs for future generations.” — Roger Carver, […]
March 3, 2022

A breath of fresh air: New rules in the AQCC

Last December, Western Colorado Alliance and allied organizations from across Colorado achieved another victory for clean air and healthy communities. In the latest of a series […]
October 11, 2021

Build Back Better — a Western Slope perspective

It’s been in the news all year and now is the center of a Congressional stalemate. But what exactly is the Build Back Better Plan and […]
July 26, 2021

Job Announcement: Office Administrator and Bookkeeper

Posted: July 19, 2021 Application deadline: August 27 or until position is filled.  Western Colorado Alliance for Community Action is seeking a full-time Office Administrator and […]
June 18, 2021

The RECLAIM Act sets the stage for a “Just Transition” for coal communities

As coal communities grapple with existing economic decline and public health risks made significantly worse by the COVID-19 crisis, the Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities […]
April 2, 2021

The path to homegrown prosperity

As national politicians debate infrastructure spending bills and how to “build back better,” Colorado has led the nation by creating a first-of-its-kind plan to transition communities […]
January 8, 2021

Just Transitions to Homegrown Prosperity webinar series

We know that the county is still absorbing the events that took place yesterday in Washington D.C. We are living through historic times and tests of […]
December 4, 2020

After 40 years, our eyes are still on the road ahead

As 2020 draws to a close, our Alliance is reflecting not only on a historic year, but 40 years of grassroots organizing across Western Colorado. And […]