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USDA pulls back support for solar on farms and rural businesses
Original: USDA turns the light off on solar for farms and rural businesses
The US Department of Agriculture is ending or curtailing programs that helped farms and rural businesses install solar power, according to reporting from public radio stations in Iowa and the Quad Cities. The move affects rural renewable energy funding, and commentators frame it as a setback for clean energy adoption in farming communities.
Why now: Rural communities and clean energy advocates are reacting to the USDA cutting solar support programs.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 9 snapshots from 11 h ago to 33 min ago.
Evidence
- USDA turns the light off on solar for farms and rural businesses · Iowa Public Radio
- USDA turns the light off on solar for farms and rural businesses · WVIK, Quad Cities NPR
- USDA turns the light off on solar for farms and rural businesses · WVIK, Quad Cities NPR
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