Sierra Club Celebrates Announcement of $7.3 Billion in New ERA Funding for Clean Energy, Rural Development
September 05, 2024
September 05, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release:
Today, the White House and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it was preparing to release $7.3 billion in Empowering Rural America (New ERA) grants and loans for the first 16 rural electric cooperatives selected as finalists. The New ERA program will fund investments in renewable energy, storage, transmission, and large-scale emissions reductions. This funding will all . . .
Today, the White House and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it was preparing to release $7.3 billion in Empowering Rural America (New ERA) grants and loans for the first 16 rural electric cooperatives selected as finalists. The New ERA program will fund investments in renewable energy, storage, transmission, and large-scale emissions reductions. This funding will all . . .