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Local, tribal, and state leaders advancing climate and conservation initiatives and protecting democracy in the Interior West.
The Public Utilities Commission on Monday finalized a state Clean Heat framework requiring Xcel and other utilities supplying natural gas for home and building heating to cut the carbon emissions from their systems by 41% in 10 years.
PUC finalizes plans to push natural gas out of Colorado home heating to hit 100% decarbonization
Colorado officials are making another major push toward electrification of home heating and deep cuts to carbon from natural gas, despite consumer cost concerns and the Trump administration’s attempt ...
coloradosun.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Public Utilities Commission on Monday finalized a state Clean Heat framework requiring Xcel and other utilities supplying natural gas for home and building heating to cut the carbon emissions from their systems by 41% in 10 years.
When many oil/gas-producing states are already making strides to comply with EPA #cutmethane standards, it’s clear by delaying this rule that Administrator Zeldin values the interests of polluters over public opinion, our health, climate, and democracy. www.westernleaders.org/epa-methane-...
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
When many oil/gas-producing states are already making strides to comply with EPA #cutmethane standards, it’s clear by delaying this rule that Administrator Zeldin values the interests of polluters over public opinion, our health, climate, and democracy. www.westernleaders.org/epa-methane-...
Western Leaders Network is a small organization making an outside impact, and every donation makes a difference. Your support on #GivingTuesday will help power our work in 2026. #GivingTuesday2025 westernleaders.org/donate
December 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Western Leaders Network is a small organization making an outside impact, and every donation makes a difference. Your support on #GivingTuesday will help power our work in 2026. #GivingTuesday2025 westernleaders.org/donate
Delaying the #cutmethane rule ignores the broad, bipartisan support behind these commonsense safeguards and dismisses the voices of local, Tribal and state elected officials working for clean air, a healthier climate, and strong economies.
E.P.A. Delays Requirements to Cut Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Delaying the #cutmethane rule ignores the broad, bipartisan support behind these commonsense safeguards and dismisses the voices of local, Tribal and state elected officials working for clean air, a healthier climate, and strong economies.
Congress failed to put a stop to @EPA’s misguided delay of commonsense safeguards to #cutmethane, hold the biggest polluters accountable, and protect communities.
Senate upholds Trump administration methane rule
Two Democrats sought to challenge the rule under the Congressional Review Act.
www.eenews.net
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Congress failed to put a stop to @EPA’s misguided delay of commonsense safeguards to #cutmethane, hold the biggest polluters accountable, and protect communities.
A new analysis by @ConservStewards finds taxpayers could be held liable for $753 billion in cleanup costs after the Trump administration lowers bonding requirements for the oil+gas industry. #PublicLands + communities deserve better. Read the full report → bit.ly/4hMNCjv
CRS Bonding Report - Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A new analysis by @ConservStewards finds taxpayers could be held liable for $753 billion in cleanup costs after the Trump administration lowers bonding requirements for the oil+gas industry. #PublicLands + communities deserve better. Read the full report → bit.ly/4hMNCjv
“The choice is clear: protect people, protect the climate and finalize strong Clean Heat rules.”
Strong clean heat goals reduce pollution, increase affordability | Colorado Newsline
Environmental advocates, local governments and community leaders call for the PUC to adopt at least a 55% natural gas emissions cut by 2035.
coloradonewsline.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“The choice is clear: protect people, protect the climate and finalize strong Clean Heat rules.”
Last week, local and state elected officials across New Mexico called on the Oil Conservation Commission to update state bonding rules to protect their constituents’ health, tax dollars, and the environment. Read it here: www.westernleaders.org/nm-bonding-r... #protectnm #accountability
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Last week, local and state elected officials across New Mexico called on the Oil Conservation Commission to update state bonding rules to protect their constituents’ health, tax dollars, and the environment. Read it here: www.westernleaders.org/nm-bonding-r... #protectnm #accountability
ICYMI. Chili Yazzie, former chapter leader on the Navajo Nation, calls for oil and gas industry accountability, which is what updating state bonding rules to ensure companies pay for well cleanup would achieve. @abqjournal.bsky.social
OPINION: To protect our water and land, we must hold oil and gas accountable
Water is life. Food is medicine. As a traditional Indigenous farmer in Shiprock, I tend to our ancestral farmlands — raising corn, squash and melons the way our ancestors have
www.abqjournal.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
ICYMI. Chili Yazzie, former chapter leader on the Navajo Nation, calls for oil and gas industry accountability, which is what updating state bonding rules to ensure companies pay for well cleanup would achieve. @abqjournal.bsky.social
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For all of you asking, “…what can I do about the methane crisis that is destroying our environment??”…
This.
This is what you can do.
Join one of the top environmental attorneys in the country on this WLN webinar at 1pm MT
If you care abt our environment, this is your chance to do something.
This.
This is what you can do.
Join one of the top environmental attorneys in the country on this WLN webinar at 1pm MT
If you care abt our environment, this is your chance to do something.
WEBINAR Nov. 6: Regulatory updates underway in New Mexico and Utah would ensure oil and gas companies — not taxpayers — cover the costs of cleaning up abandoned/idle wells, and elected officials can play a key supportive role. Register here to learn more: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
For all of you asking, “…what can I do about the methane crisis that is destroying our environment??”…
This.
This is what you can do.
Join one of the top environmental attorneys in the country on this WLN webinar at 1pm MT
If you care abt our environment, this is your chance to do something.
This.
This is what you can do.
Join one of the top environmental attorneys in the country on this WLN webinar at 1pm MT
If you care abt our environment, this is your chance to do something.
New Mexico elected officials call for oil and gas bonding reform to protect taxpayer dollars, their communities’ health, and natural resources. Read their letter to the Oil Conservation Commission here:
#cleanwater #protectnm #accountability www.westernleaders.org/nm-bonding-r...
#cleanwater #protectnm #accountability www.westernleaders.org/nm-bonding-r...
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
New Mexico elected officials call for oil and gas bonding reform to protect taxpayer dollars, their communities’ health, and natural resources. Read their letter to the Oil Conservation Commission here:
#cleanwater #protectnm #accountability www.westernleaders.org/nm-bonding-r...
#cleanwater #protectnm #accountability www.westernleaders.org/nm-bonding-r...
Local and state elected officials across New Mexico are calling on the Oil Conservation Commission to update bonding rules and ensure oil and gas companies pay to clean up their wells. Read their letter here: www.westernleaders.org/nm-bonding-r... #cleanwater #protectnm #accountability #fairfuture
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Local and state elected officials across New Mexico are calling on the Oil Conservation Commission to update bonding rules and ensure oil and gas companies pay to clean up their wells. Read their letter here: www.westernleaders.org/nm-bonding-r... #cleanwater #protectnm #accountability #fairfuture
Join us this Thursday, Nov. 6 for a webinar on efforts underway in New Mexico and Utah to update bonding rules, ensure oil and gas companies pay for well cleanup, and protect communities.
Register today: www.westernleaders.org/virtualevents
Register today: www.westernleaders.org/virtualevents
November 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Join us this Thursday, Nov. 6 for a webinar on efforts underway in New Mexico and Utah to update bonding rules, ensure oil and gas companies pay for well cleanup, and protect communities.
Register today: www.westernleaders.org/virtualevents
Register today: www.westernleaders.org/virtualevents
"Now it is unclear whether anyone will clean up an estimated 93 abandoned wells on federal lands managed by the Park Service."
He Alone Tracked Leaky Oil Wells in National Parks. He Was Let Go.
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"Now it is unclear whether anyone will clean up an estimated 93 abandoned wells on federal lands managed by the Park Service."
The NM Oil Conservation Commission is currently considering updates to bonding rules in a series of hearings underway. Polling shows New Mexicans support oil and gas companies paying to clean up their own messes. More here: www.westernleaders.org/new-mexico-b...
#protectnm #accountability
#protectnm #accountability
New Mexico Bonding Media Release, 10-16-25 — Western Leaders Network
www.westernleaders.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The NM Oil Conservation Commission is currently considering updates to bonding rules in a series of hearings underway. Polling shows New Mexicans support oil and gas companies paying to clean up their own messes. More here: www.westernleaders.org/new-mexico-b...
#protectnm #accountability
#protectnm #accountability
Webinar 11/6: @envdefensefund.bsky.social will join @westernleaders.bsky.social to provide an update on efforts underway in New Mexico and Utah to modernize financial assurance policy, and how elected officials can provide a key supportive role.
Register today: www.westernleaders.org/virtualevents
Register today: www.westernleaders.org/virtualevents
October 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Webinar 11/6: @envdefensefund.bsky.social will join @westernleaders.bsky.social to provide an update on efforts underway in New Mexico and Utah to modernize financial assurance policy, and how elected officials can provide a key supportive role.
Register today: www.westernleaders.org/virtualevents
Register today: www.westernleaders.org/virtualevents
WEBINAR Nov. 6: Regulatory updates underway in New Mexico and Utah would ensure oil and gas companies — not taxpayers — cover the costs of cleaning up abandoned/idle wells, and elected officials can play a key supportive role. Register here to learn more: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
WEBINAR Nov. 6: Regulatory updates underway in New Mexico and Utah would ensure oil and gas companies — not taxpayers — cover the costs of cleaning up abandoned/idle wells, and elected officials can play a key supportive role. Register here to learn more: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission's public hearings on updating oil and gas bonding regulations began today. Polling shows broad support for o/g companies covering 100% of cleanup costs for the development of our natural resources.
More here: www.westernleaders.org/new-mexico-b...
More here: www.westernleaders.org/new-mexico-b...
October 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission's public hearings on updating oil and gas bonding regulations began today. Polling shows broad support for o/g companies covering 100% of cleanup costs for the development of our natural resources.
More here: www.westernleaders.org/new-mexico-b...
More here: www.westernleaders.org/new-mexico-b...
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It’s happening again ‼️ The Trump administration is trying to open up 88 million acres of public lands to development—threatening America’s oldest forests, risking wildlife habitats, and endangering drinking water for millions of people.
October 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It’s happening again ‼️ The Trump administration is trying to open up 88 million acres of public lands to development—threatening America’s oldest forests, risking wildlife habitats, and endangering drinking water for millions of people.
ICYMI. More than 80 state and local officials have called on the EPA to uphold the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, which has helped lower emissions and improve air quality for communities. pagosadailypost.com/2025/09/23/8...
Colorado Officials Call on EPA to Embrace Sound Climate Science – Pagosa Daily Post News Events & Video for Pagosa Springs Colorado
pagosadailypost.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
ICYMI. More than 80 state and local officials have called on the EPA to uphold the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, which has helped lower emissions and improve air quality for communities. pagosadailypost.com/2025/09/23/8...
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Democratic senators have spoken out against EPA’s proposal to repeal the 2009 endangerment finding – a science-based determination that enables forward progress on climate action and regulations that protect our health.
thehill.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Democratic senators have spoken out against EPA’s proposal to repeal the 2009 endangerment finding – a science-based determination that enables forward progress on climate action and regulations that protect our health.