DENVER -- Western Governors sent letters to Congress today supporting the accelerated deployment of renewable energy projects on federal lands and calling for sharing of renewable energy royalty revenues with impacted states and counties.
DENVER -- Drought conditions remain in much of the West, but improvement is likely for Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas, according to the most recent Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook.
Leaders in the water and energy sectors will convene in Denver on April 2 to identify growing needs and potential for collaboration during a workshop on the energy-water nexus.Registration is now open to the public at the Western States Water Council's website.
SALT LAKE CITY - When it comes to developing a cogent, bipartisan national energy strategy, Western governors are not leaving it to Washington. That was one of the key messages today at the Utah Energy Development Summit hosted by Gov. Gary R. Herbert, Chairman of the Western Governors' Association.
"From each employee who brings home a paycheck, to the millions of dollars in economic impact, the energy industry is a vital component of a strong and growing economy," Governor Herbert said. "In all our efforts working together to advance the energy future of western states, our ultimate goal is responsible, balanced development of the energy resources."
DENVER -- The Western Governors’ Wildlife Council (WGWC) is advancing its effort to develop a west-wide Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool, the Wildlife Council announced today.
By finalizing a contract with Applied Geographics, a firm that specializes in creating user-friendly interfaces for complex GIS data, the Wildlife Council has set the wheels in motion for an online wildlife mapping tool that will debut by December 2013. The viewer will display information on important wildlife habitat and corridors across 16 western states in the WGWC’s Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool, or CHAT.
DENVER -- Following is a statement released today by the Governors of five Western states on a federal proposal to list the Lesser Prairie Chicken as a threatened species. Governors signing the document were John Hickenlooper (Colo.), Sam Brownback (Kan.), Susana Martinez (N.M.), Mary Fallin (Okla.), and Rick Perry (Texas).