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The challenges and opportunities of clean energy in rural America
Why it’s here: The piece covers live federal policy fights over clean energy on rural land, including the administration's gutting of the Rural Energy for America Program, USDA and Interior leaders' public attacks on solar and wind, and a $1.9 billion DOE grant program for advanced transmission.
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Sep 25Canary MediaThe challenges and opportunities of clean energy in rural AmericaCanary Media's feature argues that rural America is central to the clean energy transition despite growing local bans and federal hostility, citing the gutting of the Rural Energy for America Program.1 outletEnergy4 linked
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