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  • 12/01/2022

    A Role for State Attorneys General in a Just Transition

    Continue reading at State Energy & Environmental Impact Center
  • 12/01/2022

    New Service Helps American Coal Communities Access Funding to Revitalize Local Economies

    Continue reading at Revitilization.org
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    11/18/2022

    Federal Grants Available For Outreach To Households Eligible For Internet Affordability Subsidies 

    The ACP Outreach Grant Program will provide funding to community organizations to help make sure more people know about and take advantage of a subsidy to help rural and low-income families get broadband access. This program provides a critical opportunity for the Just Transition Fund’s partners and allies, including groups not already working in the digital equity space, to build on the local relationships and trust they’ve developed to spread the word about this program. 

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  • 11/16/2022

    Inflation Reduction Act Could Power the Energy Transition in Coal Communities

    Providing stackable solar installation tax credits for businesses and individuals, and – for the first time – tax-exempt entities like schools and non-profits, IRA could help retool rural economies previously dependent on coal.

    Continue reading at The Daily Yonder
  • 11/16/2022

    Benton Institute: Pathways to Digital Equity

    Read more from the Benton Institute on the ongoing work focused on how communities can reach their broadband goals—and how philanthropy can help.

    Continue reading at Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
  • 11/10/2022

    7 takeaways from the Indigenous Connectivity Summit

    Lessons learned from the sixth annual Indigenous Connectivity Summit, where Indigenous community members and digital advocates came together in person for the first time since 2019 to work to advance fast, affordable and sustainable internet for Indigenous communities.

    Continue reading at Connect Humanity
  • 11/04/2022

    South Africa’s transition from coal could be a model for other countries

    A plan for Western countries to help fund South Africa's transition from coal was difficult to reach, but parties announced an agreement this month. It could be a model for other countries.

    Continue reading at NPR
  • 11/02/2022

    Interior Department Announces $122.5 Million for Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Grants

    The Department of the Interior announced that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is making $122.5 million in fiscal year 2022 funding for Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) grants available to eligible states and Tribes.

    Continue reading at Department of Interior
  • 11/02/2022

    Questions about Fovernment Support for Wyoming Coal Workers

    The effort to help displaced coal workers had a rocky start, but there is better coordination across the state and a few grant awards are initiating programs to get the ball rolling.

    Continue reading at Cowboy State Daily
  • 10/28/2022

    Opinion: Bringing Good Jobs to Coal Country

    New projects in Appalachia show how the region can seize on a growing wave of climate infrastructure investment to build a workforce that is diverse, well-paid, and protected by strong labor standards.

    Continue reading at Route Fifty
  • 10/27/2022

    Department of Agriculture announces new grants to expand high-speed internet access

    “Rural communities are the backbone of our nation, but for too long they’ve been left behind and they have been underrecognized,” Landrieu said. “We all know how essential the internet is in order to access lifesaving telemedicine, to tap into economic opportunity, to connect with loved ones, to work on precision agriculture and so much more. That’s just beyond unacceptable that that’s not available to rural America.”

    Continue reading at PBS
  • 10/24/2022

    Who should pay to help coal communities in the energy transition?

    Staff at Arizona’s utility regulator say customers shouldn’t be charged more to fund a $144 million just transition package for the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe and other coal communities.

    Continue reading at Canary Media
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