The controversial Appalachian fossil fuel line on its way to construction. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has moved the proposed Mountain Valley pipeline forward to the next…
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FCC Announces Emergency Connectivity Funding
New round of funding will provide digital services for students. The Federal Communications Commission is committing funding to schools and libraries across the U.S. under the Emergency Connectivity…
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USDA Invests in Rural WV Water Infrastructure
Secretary Vilsack and Senator Manchin attend groundbreaking ceremony. U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently joined Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia to announce a $75 million…
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More House Members Oppose Senate Energy Side Deal
Letter sent to House speaker to remove the provision from funding bill. On Monday, 77 members of the House signed a letter written by House Majority Leader Steny…
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EPA and USDA Address Rural Wastewater Management
A pilot initiative to begin in 11 rural communities. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week the launch of the…
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Treasury Announces Broadband State Awards
COVID-19 aid program finally kicks into gear. The Department of the Treasury announced the launch of the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund on Tuesday, a program created to improve…
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Massive Power Outages in NE Storm
The winter storm is not yet over. More than 170,000 people in the eastern United States did not have power early Monday morning after a massive winter storm…
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Supreme Court to Review Greenhouse Gas Regulations
Power plants request the removal of regulations from two administrations ago. On Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to review a case where they struck down rollbacks of power…
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Administration Sued by 13 States Over Relief Plan
They allege that spending restrictions are “overreaching.” Thirteen state attorneys general sued President Biden’s administration over an element of the recently enacted $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief law that…
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EPA to Maintain Current Soot Regulations
The U.S. leads the world in low particulate matter. Andrew Wheeler, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, made official a proposal from April to retain the current…
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