Longtime head of Western green group to step down

By Jennifer Yachnin | 04/09/2026 04:06 PM EDT

Jon Goldin-Dubois said he will leave Western Resources Advocates at the end of the year.

$Jon Goldin-Dubois, left, of Western Resource Advocates, makes a point as fellow member of the Oil and Gas Task Force Elbra Wedgeworth of Denver Health look on as the board meets to put the final touches on recommendations for Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to consider in the settlement of disputes over oil and gas drilling, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in Denver. The meeting comes as some activists have renewed a campaign to banning the use of hydraulic fracturing in the state.$

Jon Goldin-Dubois (left) of Western Resource Advocates makes a point on Feb. 24, 2015, at a meeting of Colorado's Oil and Gas Task Force in Denver. David Zalubowski/AP

Western Resources Advocates announced this week it will conduct a national search for a new leader.

Jon Goldin-Dubois said that he will step down as the organization’s president at the end of this year, after spending 12 years at its helm.

“Serving our mission to fight climate change and its impacts has been one of the greatest honors of my life,” Goldin-Dubois said in a video. “Together, we’ve grown in ways that will have a lasting impact on the West and on our communities.”

Western Resources Advocates, which is based in Boulder, Colorado, focuses on state-level action across Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

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