Appalachian Voices: Tell Congress To Preserve Federal Funding For Rural Communities

 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 

-- 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

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]  

-- 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]

-- 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]

NewsClips:

-- LancasterOnline/WITF: President Freezes Rural Energy For America Grant Program Reimbursements, Farmers Hurt

[Posted: February 13, 2025]  PA Environment Digest