E-Clarion

August 27, 2020

An exhausting & unprecedented legislative session

In a daily evolving landscape at least one thing is certain, the 2020 Legislative Session is done. With a two and a half month recess from […]
August 27, 2020

Tri-State and new green legislation

On June 1, Tri-State filed its first Phase 1 documents for the historic Electric Resource Plan underway at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. In 2019, both […]
August 27, 2020

Preparing for “the mother of all rulemakings”

As summer drags on, so does the seemingly endless attempt to reform Colorado’s oil and gas permitting system. This was supposed to be a year of […]
August 27, 2020
Steve Allerton

Our certainty in an uncertain world

Uncertainty is a word I’ve heard many times during these months of COVID-19, as we live each moment not really knowing what the future may hold. […]
August 27, 2020

Good News in the Coalfields: Reclamation Jobs a step closer to reality

This summer, as fossil fuel markets around the globe crashed and left many a rural economy on shaky ground, work was a afoot in the Halls […]
July 23, 2020

Western Colorado Alliance 2021 Platform

From 1983 through 2017, Alliance members adopted resolutions at our annual conference to shape the organization’s policy and issue work. While the resulting 100+ resolutions covered […]
May 11, 2020

Colorado legislature rocked by coronavirus

As with all of our efforts, it’s difficult to write about our work without acknowledging the nanoscopic beast in the room and how it’s infiltrated every […]
May 11, 2020

Staying vigilant in a time of pandemic

During these days when we find ourselves separated from our family and friends and uncertainty prevails, we hope that you are well and finding ways to […]
May 11, 2020

Trump administration approves massive giveaway to fossil fuel companies in final management plan

On April 10, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the final draft of the long-anticipated Uncompahgre Field Office Resource Management Plan. This plan will impact the […]