Updates from our Alliance

March 7, 2014

Colorado passes ground-breaking air quality regs

Congratulations, Colorado! People across the state will breathe a little easier now that the Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) has passed new rules.  In late February, […]
February 25, 2014

Coal Lease Proposed for Book Cliffs

A company is proposing to lease over 14,000 acres for coal mining near the border of Garfield and Mesa Counties, and a public comment period goes […]
February 18, 2014

Counties with air quality problems oppose new rules

by Bob Arrington, Battlement Concerned Citizens and Grand Valley Citizens Alliance To whom it may concern (and it should be everybody), I have been working with […]
February 10, 2014

Preserving Delta County’s Rural Economy

Join us for “Good Food, Responsible Agriculture and Preserving Our Rural Economy in Delta County”, on February 13 at 6:30 pm in Memorial Hall in Hotchkiss […]
February 7, 2014

Historic air regs proposed for Colorado

by Frank Smith, WCC Director of Organizing The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) has proposed rules that would reduce emissions from oil & gas operations […]
February 7, 2014

Celebrating 50 Years of Wilderness!

by Emily Hornback, WCC Organizer On September 3, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Wilderness Act. This historic bill established the National Wilderness […]
February 7, 2014

Uranium regulations need revamping

by Emily Hornback, WCC Organizer The Colorado Dept. of Health and the Environment (CDPHE) announced in January that it would suspend a rulemaking process it started […]
November 13, 2013

MountainFilm in Montrose!

If eight years makes a community tradition, then the upcoming Mountainfilm on Tour in Montrose has become one.  This benefit and community awareness event for Community Options and […]
November 12, 2013

Comment on Radiation Control Act rules

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is coming to Grand Junction and Montrose this week, seeking public comment on a state rule-making about […]