News

June 23, 2016

Finding inspiration in a grueling political season

by Dave Reed, WCC Executive Director Who’s not fed up with party politics these days? The 2016 election season has been grueling, and we’re barely out […]
June 8, 2016

WCC to host coal listening sessions

There aren’t many words in our public discourse which spark as much controversy as “coal.” To some, it’s what keeps the lights on. To others, it’s […]
June 2, 2016

Chuck Worley: Fearless voice for peace, justice

courtesy of Tim Worley Charles V. Worley passed away peacefully May 26, 2016 in Delta, Colorado. Chuck, age 98, was known by many in Western Colorado as […]
May 10, 2016

Federal Coal Leasing: Our Chance For Reform

The Department of the Interior’s coal leasing program has a huge impact on communities directly affected by coal mining, as well as for our country’s taxpayers […]
March 30, 2016

Lynda Alfred: Remembering our friend

Members of the WCC family were mightily saddened yesterday with the passing of Lynda Alfred after her valiant battle with multiple myeloma. Lynda spent her life […]
February 29, 2016

WCC joins minimum wage ballot campaign

by Matt King, WCC Organizer Income inequality will be one of the main themes of the presidential election, and come November Colorado voters will have the […]
February 17, 2016

Colorado Legislature in full swing

Rain barrels are back, OHV legislation advances, poultry processing bill introduced The legislature is in full swing and things are moving fast. As the fifth week […]
February 4, 2016

WCC hosts bilingual leadership training

¡El poder para el pueblo! On January 30, Western Colorado Congress, the Hispanic Affairs Project and WORC sponsored a day-long training in Delta, Colorado, for new […]
January 22, 2016

WCC Applauds New BLM Methane Regs to Reduce Waste

Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a new proposed rule to help prevent the waste of federal oil and gas resources. In the western […]