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VA needs more volunteer drivers in rural Montana

The Department of Veterans Affairs is warning that rural America is in drastic need of volunteer drivers to help get vets to medical appointments. The lack of available transportation can have a dramatic effect in states like Montana, where people often live far from their health care providers. Transportation is the top reason many people report for missing out on medical care and other important appointments. .

New program aims to help rural Coloradans pay less on monthly energy bills

Coloradans living in rural parts of the state tend to pay a lot more for their monthly energy bills than metropolitan customers but a new Biden administration program aims to bring costs down by helping homeowners and businesses replace older, inefficient heating and cooling systems. Philip Fracica, policy advocate for the Rural Power Coalition, said if the average Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association connected ratepayer agrees to participate, they should see significantly lower monthly bills. "You re going to be looking at a 20% energy savings, compared to what you are currently paying now," Fracica pointed out. " .

Arizona town makes comeback with help of federal dollars

Federal investments have given one Arizona community the opportunity to slowly rebuild itself and invest in new areas. The historic town of Superior, Arizona, in Pinal County, has been known for mining but through the years has experienced economic hardship as mining operations have come and gone. But now, things are beginning to change. .

Survey says reproductive freedoms a top priority for voters

Pennsylvanian general election takes place in November and a new poll from the Rural Democracy Initiative showed likely voters from rural areas of the state are up for grabsPatrick T

NE Center for Rural Affairs 62 million EPA grant will expand solar access / Public News Service

By Claire Carlson for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Deborah Van Fleet for Nebraska News Connection reporting for The Daily Yonder-Public News Service Collaboration A federal grant of $62 million to the nonprofit Center for Rural Affairs in Lyons, Nebraska, will help build residential solar-power installations for Nebraska families who usually can’t afford the cost-saving systems, the center’s director said. The Center for Rural Affairs is one of 60 grantees across the country that will participate in the Solar for All program, a Biden administration initiative that is part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The program will provide a one-time injection of $7 billion nationally to help people who would normally have a hard time paying for residential solar production capacity. .

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