Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project
For Support Of The Energy Education Program
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Amount$200,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/14/2015
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
The Powder River Basin in northeast Wyoming produces almost half of the coal burned in the United States, accounting for 13 percent of the country’s carbon emissions. This renewal grant will support the WORC Education Project’s efforts to reduce the volume of coal mined in the Powder River and reclaim mined lands. In addition, WORC Education Project will seek to update the Department of Interior’s coal royalty regulations to ensure taxpayers receive a fair return on mined coal.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.worc.org
Address
220 South 27th Street Suite B, Billings, MT, 59101-4106, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Formed in 1989, the WORC Education Project is a 501(c)(3) organization supporting the educational and charitable activities of the Western Organization of Resource Councils. Through community organizing, this regional network of organizations builds community leadership to protect clean air, water, and public health; reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses; ensure full reclamation and a fair return to taxpayers; and protect the rights of local residents, who often have little control over development on their land or next door. (Substrategy: Landscape-Scale Connectivity)
for general operating support
Formed in 1989, the WORC Education Project is a 501(c)(3) organization supporting the educational and charitable activities of the Western Organization of Resource Councils. This regional network of community-based organizations builds grassroots leadership through community organizing, to protect clean air, water, and public health; reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses; ensure full reclamation and a fair return to taxpayers; and protect the rights of local residents, who often have little control over development on their land or next door. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
