Emily Hornback

March 15, 2017

Help us hold the line on clean air rules!

We’ve defended the BLM methane rule so far – help us hold the line Your efforts are having an effect! Keep the pressure on! We’ve been on […]
March 9, 2017

Proposed wastewater injection well reined in

By Emily Hornback, WCC Organizer After years of battling with oil and gas companies, Battlement Concerned Citizens (BCC) were encouraged in early February when Battlement Mesa […]
March 9, 2017

WCC’s 2017 Legislative Priorities

WCC has identified some top priorities for the 2017 state legislative session – here are the highlights: Gasfield justice Local Government Liable Fracking Ban Oil and […]
March 9, 2017

Up close and personal with the state legislature

By Emily Hornback, Organizer A record number of WCC members participated in our People’s Lobby Trip to Denver at the end of February – which was […]
March 2, 2017

Small businesses: ‘We know not to waste’

This morning more than 60 small businesses across the Western Slope sent a letter to U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner urging them to support […]
February 22, 2017

Act now to stop bad public lands, oil & gas bills!

This week, two bills that will negatively impact two of WCC’s biggest issues face their first test in the Colorado House this Wednesday, Feb. 22. Please contact your […]
February 6, 2017

The time is now: Stop Congress from gutting clean air rules

Congress moves to stop new rules that protect our air and our wallets “Repeal of BLM rule is short-sighted, method is extreme and undemocratic” – Durango Herald, […]
February 6, 2017

Battlement Mesa Residents Cheer Staff Report: Deny the “Injection Well Zone”

WCC Press Release Garfield County Planning Staff Recommend Denial of “Injection Well Zone” in Battlement Mesa Glenwood Springs—Battlement Mesa residents had something to celebrate this weekend […]
February 1, 2017

Protect Battlement Mesa’s Drinking Water

Tell Garfield County that toxic waste water wells don’t belong next to our drinking water supply Earlier this month, Ursa Resources and Battlement Mesa Partners asked […]