Updates from our Alliance

May 22, 2015

WCC joins BLM plan protests

76% of managed lands to remain open to oil & gas drilling by Emily Hornback, WCC Organizer In early May, Western Colorado Congress joined with two […]
May 22, 2015

Expansion of Cottage Foods law passes!

Win on “Pickle Law” tops WCC’s 2015 legislative scorecard by Rachel Zatterstrom, WCC Organizer While the 2015 state legislative session, which ended on May 6, was […]
May 22, 2015

Oil & gas proposals headed to rule-making

by Emily Hornback, WCC Organizer Bob Arrington called it. Writing in the Spring edition of WCC’s newsletter, the Clarion, he predicted that meaningful reform was unlikely […]
May 22, 2015

Threat of drilling grows for Battlement Mesa

by Emily Hornback, WCC Organizer The latest chapter of Battlement Mesa’s ten-year campaign to keep drilling out of the community is about to begin, as Ursa […]
May 6, 2015

Call for COOL today!

Help protect Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) of our foods! TODAY (May 6th) is National Call-In Day to Pres. Obama (Call Toll Free 888-793-4597) Consumer and […]
April 27, 2015

Protect Colorado’s Initiative Process

House Bill 15-1057 is an obvious scheme to weaken the power of everyday citizens to put initiatives on the ballot. Since 1910, the people of Colorado […]
April 23, 2015

Ridgway Parking Lot Sale on May 16!

The Ridgway-Ouray Community Council (ROCC) will once again host the infamous Ridgway Parking Lot Sale on Saturday, May 16 from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm behind […]
April 14, 2015

Urge your State Rep to support Cottage Foods bill!

WCC’s Cottage Foods Expansion bill (House Bill 15-1102) passed its second hurdle on Friday, April 10, passing out of the House Appropriations Committee with a 11-2 […]
April 2, 2015

North Fork drilling comments due April 16

Your voice is needed — tell BLM to reduce drilling impacts from Bull Mountain Unit! The Bureau of Land Management is considering a master development plan […]