WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: La Crosse, WISCONSIN Today, President Biden announced that Dairyland Power Cooperative will be awarded nearly $573 million through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program for Dairyland to procure 1,080 megawatts (MWs) of clean energy, including power purchase agreements for four solar installations and four wind power installations across rural Wiscons  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * President Biden Visits Westby, Wisconsin, Announces $7.3 Billion for Clean, Affordable, Reliable Electricity for Rural America; The Largest Investment in Rural Electrification Since the New Deal Today, President Biden will travel to Westby, Wisconsin to announce $7.3 billion for clean, affordable, reliable electricity for rural America, funded by his Inflation Reduction Act - this is part   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The White House issued the following transcript of background news call via teleconference on Sept. 4, 2024, by Deputy Chief of Staff Natalie Quillian and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack previewing President Biden's trip to Wisconsin: * * * MR. FERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ: Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining today's press call ahead of President Biden's trip to Wisconsin to discuss investments in rural electrification from his Investing in America agenda. T  more