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Western Colorado Alliance for Community Action brings people together to build grassroots power through community organizing and leadership development. We believe that right now, today, we have the ability and opportunity to create a future where engaged local voices are leading communities across Western Colorado that are healthy, just and self-reliant. Learn more about our Alliance here.
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Oil and Gas

We work to protect landowner rights and human and environmental health in the face of OIL AND GAS development -- ensuring that people have a fair say in where and how drilling occurs, and that development is balanced with long-term community interests.
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Local Foods & Agriculture

Healthy communities depend on sustainable and thriving family farms, ranches and food production. Western Colorado’s economy, land and people are able to thrive through good LOCAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURE systems.
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Public Lands

The responsible management of our PUBLIC LANDS protects our communities’ heritage, supports healthy wildlife and their habitat, sustains a strong and self-reliant economy, and preserves our quality of life for generations to come.
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Clean Energy

Colorado is a leader in renewable energy in the US, and the Western Slope can play a pivotal role in developing a CLEAN ENERGY economy. Not only does the Western Slope have world-class solar access, but we also can lead the way on energy and water efficiency projects that work for rural communities.

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March 2, 2023
Published by Tyler McDermott at March 2, 2023
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Moratoriums threaten utility-scale solar on the Western Slope

Colorado is on the pathway to achieving its emissions reduction targets set by Governor Polis — unless county commissioners continue placing moratoriums on solar power.
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March 2, 2023
Published by Tyler McDermott at March 2, 2023
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Mental health care is on the mind at West Slope Youth Voice

Access to youth mental and physical health care has been a priority for the West Slope Youth Voice students for a long time — but never more than now.
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March 1, 2023
Published by Joel Dyar at March 1, 2023
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Big bills at the Colorado Legislature

At the time of writing, Western Colorado Alliance’s West Slope Youth Voice (WSYV) is in the last hours of our Alliance’s first-ever WSYV Lobby Days trip! […]
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February 28, 2023
Published by Bianca Diaz, Hanna Arauza and María Luiza Peréz Chavéz at February 28, 2023
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What we’re hearing in our “deep listening”

Here are some of the results we are seeing in our "deep listening" campaign across three Western Colorado counties.
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