News

April 2, 2021

Lightning-fast progress in clean energy

There’s no understating the lightning-fast progress that clean energy policy, jobs, and opportunity have made in Colorado these past three years. Though the pandemic has shaken […]
April 2, 2021

An important step for local ranchers

On the Western Slope and across Colorado, ranchers are waiting upwards of two years to get their cattle processed. The bottleneck created by COVID-19 continues to […]
April 2, 2021

A huge win for UVA & the grassroots organizing cycle!

In September of 2018, the Uncompahgre Valley Alliance membership approved a plan to systematically work through the organizing cycle in order to identify an actionable issue […]
April 2, 2021

When Mesa County’s Alliance fought for the GJ riverfront

Western Colorado Alliance of Mesa County spent over a decade working to ensure Grand Junction’s Colorado Riverfront be quiet, clean, and unpolluted. When entities could not […]
March 15, 2021

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland makes history!

Just a short while ago, Representative Deb Haaland became Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in an historic Senate vote. The confirmation makes her the first Native American […]
March 10, 2021

RECLAIM Act & Abandoned Mine Land Fund Reauthorization Introduced

Ensures Coal Communities Are Part of America’s Economic Recovery  As coal communities grapple with existing economic decline and public health risks made significantly worse by the […]
March 3, 2021

Three bills for action: Let’s get to work this Thursday!

We’re almost a month into the legislative session now and the bills keep coming. Some highly anticipated bills still have yet to be introduced but we’re […]
February 18, 2021

Air commission adopts landmark rule to cut methane from oil and gas pneumatic devices

Local government, environmental groups, and industry collaboration led the way Today, the Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) unanimously approved a landmark rule requiring oil and gas […]
February 3, 2021

We Are The Change! Mark your calendar!

It’s an odd feeling to be a few days into February and not in action at the Capitol. But that doesn’t doesn’t mean we haven’t been […]