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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. […]
June 18, 2021

An update on West Slope Youth Vote

As we look back at the 2020-2021 school year, we have seen ourselves and our community through many milestones. We are a year older, a grade […]
June 18, 2021

Will Colorado be left holding the bag for oil and gas operators?

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) is poised to begin the process of creating new financial assurance standards for oil and gas wells drilled […]
June 18, 2021

Looking inward, moving forward

In our Alliance and in our communities across the Western Slope, we’ve passed some momentous milestones in the past few months: More than a year of […]
June 18, 2021

UVA led Montrose to come together, work together

The Uncompahgre Valley Alliance (UVA) Childcare Caucus continues to build bridges all across Montrose County surrounding the issue of childcare. After securing funding for a Childcare […]
June 18, 2021

Many victories — and more work ahead!

Due to the pandemic, this year has been unlike any other for Western Colorado Alliance’s Legislative Committee. Usually, we would take a trip to the legislature […]