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Appalachian Voices warns funding for programs that help hardworking rural Americans thrive is at risk! Soon, Congress will vote on sweeping cuts to vital community programs to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy and big corporations.
Some of the proposed cuts include:
-- Clean energy tax credits that spur new reliable and affordable energy development and jobs
-- Environmental justice programs that support pollution clean up & economic development in rural, low-income and other marginalized communities
-- Clean energy & energy efficiency programs that create jobs and lower electricity bills in rural communities
-- Programs and funds to clean up pollution
Click Here to use the Appalachian Voices toolkit to contact your members of Congress today and tell them to oppose these spending cuts!
Visit the Appalachian Voices website to learn more.
NewsClips - Freeze:
-- AP: Federal Appeals Court Won’t Halt Judge’s Order Requiring President To Unfreeze All Federal Cash
-- AP: White House Says Federal Judges Going Against President’s Actions Are Provoking A ‘Constitutional Crisis’
-- CNN: Billions In Federal Funding Remain Frozen Despite Federal Court Orders To Keep The Taps Open
-- NYT: EPA Still Has Grants Frozen Despite 2 Federal Court Orders To End The Freeze
-- Grist: President’s Push For ‘Efficiency’ May Destroy The EPA; What Does That Mean For You?
-- Bloomberg: EPA Seeking To Claw Back $20 Billion In Awards From Federal Climate Law
-- The Hill: EPA Fires 388 Probationary Employees
-- EPA Places 171 DEIA And Environmental Justice Employees On Administrative Leave
-- Reuters: Sweeping US Dept. Of Energy Layoffs Of Up To 2,000 Hit Nuclear Weapons, Radiation Waste Sites, Funding Offices, Hydro Plants, National Labs
-- The Hill: Dept. Of The Interior Fires 2,300 Employees Who Were On Probationary Status
-- Politico: US Forest Service Fires 3,400 Probationary Employees After ‘Deferred Resignation’ Deadline Passes
-- Bloomberg: President’s Hiring Freeze Throws Wildfire Fighters Into Disarray
Related Articles:
-- Gov. Shapiro Files Lawsuit Challenging President's Unconstitutional Federal Funding Freeze In Order to Protect PA Interests; Mine Reclamation, Conventional Well Plugging, Many Other Funds At Risk [PaEN]
-- PennLive: Republican Attorney General Dave Sunday OKs Shapiro Lawsuit On Federal Funding Freeze
-- Gov. Shapiro’s Budget Includes Energy Plan; Funding To Make-up Deficit In Oil & Gas Program; New State Park, Trail Initiative; Over $6.2 Billion In Federal Funding At Risk For DEP, DCNR, PennVEST [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Educators Urge Action In Response To New Federal Directives Impacting Environmental Education; Take National Survey Gathering Insights From Educators [PaEN]
-- Appalachian Voices: Tell Congress To Preserve Federal Funding For Rural Communities [PaEN]
-- Appalachian Voices: Abandoned Mine Cleanup Disrupted By Ongoing Freeze In Federal Funding [Defying Court Orders] [PaEN]
-- National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: Continuing Federal Funding Freeze Hurting Farmers-- Honor Legal Obligations [PaEN]
-- Natural Resources Defense Council: Federal Freeze On Solar For All Grant Leaves Pennsylvania In The Dark [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- LancasterOnline/WITF: President Freezes Rural Energy For America Grant Program Reimbursements, Farmers Hurt
-- WHYY: President’s Funding Freeze Could Leave Communities On Their Own As Climate Threats Grow
-- TribLive: Butler County Federal Storage Facility In An Old Mine In Spotlight After Musk Mention
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: President Takes Another Step To Stop Plan To Building Electric Vehicle Charging Sites
-- The Allegheny Front: What President’s Halt Of $5 Billion EV Charging Program Could Mean For PA
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Climate Programs Hit By Federal Spending Freeze, Governor Says In Lawsuit vs. President
-- PennLive: Confusion Over President’s Plan To Cut Budget, Cull Federal Workers Spreads To Central PA
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Nonprofits, States Scramble As President Pauses Funding For Many Chesapeake Bay Restoration Programs
-- PublicNewsService.com: PA Replacing Lead Water Pipes To Ensure Safe Drinking Water [Note: This funding is under review as a result of President’s Executive Order.]
-- Post-Gazette: Illinois Governor Delays $1.2 Billion Great Lakes Invasive Carp Project Over Concerns President Won’t Cover Federal Share
[Posted: February 13, 2025]
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