Western Resource Advocates: First-Ever Colorado River Shortage Declaration Requires Urgent Solutions to Protect Western Water, Rivers
| By Jamie Trafficanda
The Colorado River cannot afford any significant new diversions, most notably the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline
Ten Strategies to Improve Climate Resilience in the Colorado River Basin
| By Bart Miller
Artwork by Hundred Storms Creative The Colorado River is over-tapped and drying out. Climate change, a multi-decade megadrought, and demand that continues to outpace supply are coming to a head as the river shrinks and the largest reservoirs that provide water to 40 million Westerners reach record lows. The challenges we face to protect the... Read more »
Poll: Arizona Voters Support a Federal Clean Electricity Standard
| By Julianne Basinger
Phoenix, Arizona (August 6, 2021) – Arizona voters support President Joe Biden’s proposed Clean Electricity Standard along with other key climate and clean energy provisions in the American Jobs Plan, according to a poll of likely Arizona voters that was released today by polling firm Data for Progress and Western Resource Advocates. The American Jobs… Read more »
Poll: Colorado Voters Support a Federal Clean Electricity Standard
| By Julianne Basinger
Denver, Colorado (August 6, 2021) – Colorado voters support President Joe Biden’s proposed Clean Electricity Standard along with other key climate and clean energy provisions in the American Jobs Plan, according to a poll of likely Colorado voters that was released today by polling firm Data for Progress and Western Resource Advocates. The American Jobs… Read more »
Advanced Clean Trucks Rule Essential to Transportation Electrification and Fighting Climate Change
| By Aaron Kressig
The Advanced Clean Trucks rule presents an opportunity for state governments across the Interior West to accelerate medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle adoption and reduce climate and air pollution in their state.
As Lake Powell and Western Rivers Hit Record Lows, New Report Shows Better Alternative to Expensive, Unnecessary Lake Powell Pipeline
| By Jamie Trafficanda
The Local Waters Alternative 2.0 would meet Washington County’s water needs while protecting the Colorado River
WRA made major progress across the West during 2021 state legislative sessions
| By Maria Nájera
Check out WRA’s legislative timeline to see what happened in your state and around our region.
Nevada’s Credit System Offers Blueprint for More States to Develop ZEV Standards that Reduce Carbon Emissions
| By Aaron Kressig and Matt Rubin
As states across the Interior West take steps to adopt a Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) standard, the compliance credits the standard provides for auto manufacturers are an important factor that state officials must consider, to ensure the standard has maximum economic and environmental effectiveness.
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