Updates from our Alliance

July 25, 2017
photo courtesy of EcoFlight

Comment on revised Whitewater drilling by August 28

In late June, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its long-awaited revised Environmental Assessment on a proposal to drill 108 oil wells in the Grand […]
July 25, 2017

Montrose County opens up to energy efficiency

by Shane Duckworth, Montrose Montrose WCC members cheered the county commissioners’ unanimous May 31 vote to participate in a statewide program that finances energy and water […]
July 23, 2017

Give Voice to the Forest! Mark Your Calendar For A Forest Service Open House

The Forest Service has announced it will begin revising the GMUG Forest Plan in June 2017. Initial public open houses are planned for July-August in many communities surrounding the GMUG National […]
July 10, 2017

Next Battlement Mesa proposal flawed from outset

Summer will not exactly be vacation time for members of Battlement Concerned Citizens. In mid-June, Ursa Resources submitted six applications for special use permits to continue […]
June 6, 2017

Council Pursues Feasibility Grant For A Rec Center

100 supporters applaud decision to fund study with $25,000 grant, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, June 6, 2017. GJ city councilor: “We need more citizens like you.”
May 10, 2017

Victory for taxpayers and clean air!

Western Colorado residents cheer the survival of methane capture rule Grassroots power wins the day for taxpayers and clean air! Grand Junction— Western Colorado Congress and […]
May 6, 2017

Guest Blog: Save the BLM Methane Rule

Let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater Tell Sen. Cory Gardner to support the BLM Methane Rule CALL NOW: 202-224-5941 By Kristin Winn In the ongoing […]
April 13, 2017

Senate committee rejects school setback rule

WCC and the Grand Valley Citizens Alliance are deeply disappointed with the Colorado Senate’s Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Committee‘s 6-5 vote along party lines against […]
April 11, 2017

Take action to get House Bill 1256 passed!

Bill to protect schoolchildren from oil and gas development faces state Senate hearing Wednesday Folks across Western Colorado cheered as House Bill 1256 passed the Colorado House last […]