Rebecca
stingra.bsky.social
Rebecca
@stingra.bsky.social
Juggler, Artist, Something something something
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Impacted programs include:

-Rural Energy For America Program (REAP)
-Empowering Rural America (New ERA)
-Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) programs
March 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Rural Energy for America (REAP) is *still* frozen, with thousands of farmers and small businesses in the lurch.
dailyyonder.com/farmers-stil...
Farmers Still Owed Hundreds of Millions in REAP Payments After Federal Freeze   | The Daily Yonder
Kevin Leavitt was just days away from getting reimbursed by the U.S. government for $48,000 when the Trump administration signed an executive order
dailyyonder.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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The Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammals Protection Act are at risk. This morning the House Comm. on Natural Resources held a hearing on these Acts.
Please call Republicans on the comm., especially if they are your rep (see below). Will post script.
naturalresources.house.gov/about/member...
Meet Our Members | House Committee on Natural Resources
The House Committee on Natural Resources membership: Republican Members Bruce Westerman Chairman Arkansas, 4th District Rob Wittman Vice Chairman Virginia, 1st District Tom McClintock California, 5th ...
naturalresources.house.gov
February 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Knew it was coming at some point. Still, individual agencies have their own policies and states have their SEPAs.

Nervous for the future of NEPA. Both for myself professionally, but also what this means for the future of environmental protection.

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations
This interim final rule removes the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) from the Code of Federal Regulations. In addition, this...
www.federalregister.gov
February 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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EPA spending freeze continues despite court orders.
Two judges have ordered the administration to lift the freeze. But nonprofits and states still can’t get money for contracts backed by the Inflation Reduction Act.
www.politico.com/new...
EPA spending freeze continues despite court orders
Two judges have ordered the administration to lift the freeze. But nonprofits and states still can't get money for contracts backed by the Inflation Reduction Act.
www.politico.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM