Climate

Southeast Ohio Leaning into Big Federal Wins

Rural Action CEO Debbie Phillips and Athens, Ohio Mayor Steve Patterson shared how recent federal action, like the American Rescue Plan (ARP), the Infrastructure,...

Climate Tradeoffs in the Inflation Reduction Act

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), passed in August and making historic investments in climate and other rural priorities, came with tradeoffs; among the most...

$121 Million in USDA Funding for Rural Climate Change Infrastructure

Last week US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh announced the department is investing $121 million in infrastructure to combat climate...

Rural Virginian Noticing Rural Wins from Federal Action

From the Lake Frederick, Virginia, one resident is noticing that Democrats are delivering for rural Americans. In her letter to the editor of the Winchester...

IRA Will Bring $40 Billion to Rural America

Tom Vilsack, the Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), is celebrating IRA's historic investments in rural America. “It really is a once in...