USDA unfreezes clean energy money — but with DEI, climate fine print

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The agency is moving to get gridlocked money to farmers and business owners. Some worry about the implications of its guidance around DEI and climate language.
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Farmers and business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money.

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Rural residents are left holding the bills for everything from solar panels to grain dryers.
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The Week Ahead: REAP, hotspots and federal money

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Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.
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Researchers are fishing for a clearer picture of Great Lakes ice 

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A new community data program is underway to fill in the gap on ice thickness.
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