Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project
For The Powder River Basin Program
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Amount$500,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/17/2014
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
The Powder River Basin in north-central Wyoming and southeastern Montana accounts for nearly half of all coal mined in the United States. In addition to significant impacts to land and water, coal burned from the Powder River accounts for about 14 percent of all carbon emissions in the country. On top of the huge mining operations and their climate impacts, taxpayers receive far less than they should in payments for the coal, according to government oversight agencies. This grant to the Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project would support its efforts to reduce coal mining in the Powder River Basin and ensure taxpayers receive a fair return for any coal that is mined.
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)
