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Clean Energy: The Future of the Western Power Grid
WRA helps lay out the roadmap for how the 11 states in the Western U.S. can make needed improvements to the power grid. Learn more »
Filling Colorado's
Water Gap
Solutions for meeting the Front Range's growing water needs that also protect rivers and streamsLearn more »
Safeguarding Communities, Lands and Wildlife
WRA defends the West’s most special places from oil and gas development. Some places are simply too special to drill. And where drilling occurs, it must be done right. Learn more »
The Most Expensive Water in Colorado History
The Flaming Gorge Pipeline is too costly in many ways. Its water would be two to ten times more expensive than other options.
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Protecting the Climate
WRA is dedicated to making the West a leader in curtailing climate change. Read on »
Building a Clean Energy Future
WRA is committed to a clean energy future built on sound use of the West’s world-class renewable resources. Learn more »
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New at Western Resource Advocates
- Oil and Gas Drilling: Research from Western Resource Advocates shows that 199 oil and gas drilling sites are within 2,000 feet of schools. Find your school with this online guide.
- Flaming Gorge Pipeline: Read our comments on yet another rejection by a federal agency of the Flaming Gorge Pipeline.
- Water and Energy: Western Resource Advocates praised a decision regarding operations of the Aspinall Unit in Western Colorado.
- Oil Shale and Tar Sands: Western Resource Advocates asked the Bureau of Land Management to choose the most conservative option in deciding on oil shale and tar sands research. Full comments made by WRA, along with 15 other conservation groups, are available here.
- Clean Air and Renewable Energy: Thanks in part to WRA's efforts, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) authorized a plan today that provides for a sustainable transition toward a cleaner energy supply for one of the largest sources of pollution in the country.
- Filling the Gap and the Flaming Gorge Pipeline: Western Resource Advocates' Stacy Tellinghuisen outlines the case against the Flaming Gorge Pipeline in the Denver Post.
- Flaming Gorge Pipeline: Western Resource Advocates, the National Parks Conservation Association, and the Colorado Environmental Coalition are challenging a request for a new permit hearing in regards to the pipeline.
- Oil Shale: WRA released a new, comprehensive report on oil shale in the West. Click to learn more about Oil Shale 2050: Data, Definitions, & Everything You Need to Know About Oil Shale in the West.
- New Water Report Released: Western Resource Advocates released a new water study today in conjunction with our partners at Trout Unlimited and the Colorado Environmental Coalition. Click here for the report, or click here to read the press release.
