Updates from our Alliance

March 7, 2025
Sheep grazing in front of agrivoltaics installation

Will the Trump Administration permit Grand Valley Power to save money for its ratepayers?

Mesa County's electric co-op Grand Valley Power is switching from Xcel Energy, the electricity wholesaler it has used for years, to Denver-based Guzman Energy.
March 4, 2025
2025 Lobby Trip

2025 West Slope Youth Voice Lobby Trip

March 9 is when the students of West Slope Youth Voice will leave for their annual Lobby Trip to the Colorado Capitol, where they will lobby […]
March 4, 2025
45th Annual Conference August 16 Montrose Pavilion Montrose, CO

2025 Western Colorado Alliance Annual Conference

Western Colorado Alliance’s 45th Annual Conference will be held in Montrose on August 16! The Montrose Pavilion is the place to be on that day for […]
March 4, 2025

Mountainfilm On Tour – Grand Junction 2025

For over 20 years, Western Colorado Alliance for Community Action has hosted film festivals like Mountainfilm On Tour to inspire healthy, just and self-reliant communities through […]
March 4, 2025
City Council Forum Logos

Western Colorado Alliance of Mesa County 2025 City Council Forum

Come meet the candidates for Grand Junction City Council on Saturday, March 8 at 1 pm in the Mesa Room in the Mesa County Libraries Central […]
February 28, 2025
Oil workers seen in silhouette with the words "AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR CLEAN AIR BUT MORE ACTION IS NEEDED!" emblazoned

Colorado takes important step in cutting methane pollution, but more action is needed

This week, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) voted to approve new rules implementing Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 oil and gas methane reduction requirements.
February 27, 2025
West Slope Youth Voice students at work in a meeting

Not just learning civics, living it: West Slope Youth Voice heads to the Capitol

Our West Slope Youth Voice interns have met bi-weekly since early January to discuss bills introduced in the state legislature that could impact young people across Colorado.
February 27, 2025
Montrose County Commissioners

A bright light in Montrose County: Solar moratorium (hopefully) coming to an end

Thanks to our members’ direct involvement over the past few months where public comment was accepted, we have been able to persuade the commissioners to adopt several new policies that will make Montrose a discerning-but-welcoming partner in the clean energy transition.
February 27, 2025

Some changes in the Alliance’s offices

With the new year comes some staffing changes at Western Colorado Alliance!