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Our team of experts uses Western ingenuity and practicality that is backed by science to drive change for a more sustainable future.

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Media Inquiries

media@westernresources.org

James Quirk

Senior Communications Manager
james.quirk@westernresources.org
908-902-3177
Key topics: clean energy, decarbonizing the power sector, transportation and building electrification, grid modernization, regional markets

Allie Ruckman

Communications Manager
allie.ruckman@westernresources.org
983-203-1103
Key topics: western lands, wildlife, habitat management, protected lands, conservation, outdoor equity, public lands, wildfire

Caitlin Weber

Communications Manager
caitlin.weber@westernresources.org
505-372-4937
Key topics: healthy rivers, Colorado River Basin, western water rights, water conservation, municipal water use, turf replacement, groundwater

Fighting climate change to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West.

WRA is a regional nonprofit advocacy organization fighting climate change and its impacts to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West. From our deep and scientific policy analysis to our highly effective legal teams, we’re using every tool we have to create a healthier and more equitable future for all our communities. As the region’s go-to experts for more than three decades, our on-the-ground work advances clean energy and protects air, land, water, and wildlife.

Our Experts



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Tarn Udall

Senior Attorney

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Clare Valentine

Senior Policy Advisor

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Jeremy Vesbach

Western Lands Director

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Joro Walker

Senior Attorney

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AnnaLinden Weller

Senior Policy Advisor

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Sydney Welter

Regional Markets Policy Advisor

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Riley Wheeler

Government Affairs Manager

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Brendan Witt

Policy Advisor

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Key Facts

8.75 M

acres of land protected
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91.5 MT

annual carbon reductions
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36

year history

85+

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