Over the past two years, millions of low-income U.S. households have received broadband internet at a discount through two consecutive government programs -- but they could soon lose that benefit.
To kick off the Broadband Initiative, the JTF has invested nearly $1 million in eight organizations working to close the digital divide in coal-impacted communities across the U.S.
One of the biggest roadblocks to closing coal companies is finding jobs for all the people who will be put out of work. The Just Transition Fund aims to bring broadband to coal country.
The pandemic exacerbated the economic, political and cultural differences in the United States. Big problems call for big solutions, which is what motivated Heidi Binko to create The Just Transition Fund to create a pathway for coal communities to move away from coal.
With historic funding available, local organizations are striving to diversify and rebuild West Virginia’s economies.
A look at why broadband remains inaccessible to certain communities, and why new federal efforts may still fail to reach them.
South Africa has identified more than 60 billion rand ($3.5 billion) of investments needed to help communities in the coal-mining Mpumalanga province as the industry gradually winds down, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said as she announced an additional $45 million in grant support.
A bipartisan pair of legislators in Colorado proposes the creation of new entities in state government to help coordinate economic development in communities transitioning away from coal.
A two-part podcast exploring the topic of Just Transition and how communities and economies are transitioning away from fossil fuels in a fair and equitable way.
A look at the major difference broadband access in rural communities can make for employers, from a human resources-oriented perspective.
The mining community of Craig, CO addresses tough questions about how to sustain the local economy amid the looming closure of the local mine and coal-fired power plant.
The end-of-year omnibus spending package passed by Congress has considerable support for broadband projects, as our friends at the Benton Institute discuss in this article.