Updates from our Alliance

July 16, 2021

Job Announcement: Community Organizers

Posted: July 16, 2021 Application deadline: August 21, 2021 or until position is filled Western Colorado Alliance for Community Action is seeking three full time community […]
June 29, 2021

Western Colorado Alliance 2023 Platform

From 1983 through 2017, Alliance members adopted resolutions at our annual conference to shape the organization’s policy and issue work. While the resulting 100+ resolutions covered […]
June 23, 2021

Meet our 2021 West Slope Youth Vote interns!

If we’ve had a chance to chat in person, you’re probably aware of just how special the West Slope Youth Vote program is to me. I’m […]
June 18, 2021

What Biden’s “pause” means for us

[NOTE: This week, a U.S. district judge in Louisiana issued an order temporarily blocking the Biden administration’s pause on new oil and gas leasing on public […]
June 18, 2021

Recent big local wins in clean energy!

In recent Clarion issues, we’ve discussed some of the groundbreaking state policy wins happening right here in Colorado for the clean energy economy. This month, we’re […]
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 […]
June 18, 2021

The 30 by 30 vision for our public lands

The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act continues. Western Colorado Alliance has a long history working on CORE. We would like to highlight that CORE […]
June 18, 2021

Celebrating Public Lands Day with a hike!

What better way to celebrate Public Lands Day than to hike through one of Colorado’s beautiful red-rock canyons with a group of new and old friends? […]
June 18, 2021

The importance of soil health

How paying attention to the dirt itself can help us battle climate change. When it comes to battling climate change, all solutions are on the table. […]