TREASURY: Treasury Releases Guidance to Drive Investment to Coal Communities
The bonus is also available to areas that have significant employment or local tax revenues from fossil fuels, higher unemployment.
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USDOT: Biden-Harris Administration Launches First-Ever Program to Improve Safety on America’s Roadways by Preventing Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions
Funding is available to states and communities to construct wildlife crossings over or below busy roads and add warning signs for drivers.
DOE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $450 Million To Deploy Clean Energy Projects on Mine Lands
Office of Clean Energy manages this program and will provide up to 50% of the cost, ranging from $10 million to $150 million, for each project
DOL: US Department Of Labor To Host Online Forum For Employers, Contractors, Workers, Other Stakeholders On Workplace Compliance, Other Issues
The DOL forum will include panel discussions on compliance with federal laws governing wages and other workplace issues
DOI: Interior Department Seeks Input on Modernizing Indian Arts and Crafts Act Regulations
DOI will hold nation-to-nation consultations with Tribes and listening sessions with Indian artists and craftspeople on draft amendments
DOI: Interior Department Announces Start of Turbine Construction for Commercial-Scale, Offshore Wind Energy Project in Federal Waters
South Fork Wind will now begin the historic step of constructing and installing offshore wind turbines on the Outer Continental Shelf
HHS: HHS Releases National Cancer Plan
HHS released a National Cancer Plan, developed by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI).
USDA: Biden-Harris Administration Invests $40 Million to Bring High-Speed Internet to People in Rural New Mexico
The $40 million in grants comes from the fourth funding round of the ReConnect Program to bring high-speed internet access to rural Americans.
TREASURY: Treasury Releases Proposed Guidance on New Clean Vehicle Credit to Lower Costs for Consumers, Build U.S. Industrial Base, Strengthen Supply Chains
To be eligible for a $7,500 credit, clean vehicles must meet sourcing requirements for both the critical minerals and battery components.
DOI: President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Provide $16 Million for Co-Stewardship and Salmon Conservation in the Arctic, Kuskokwim and Norton Sound Region
DOI announced $16 million over 4 years to enhance the resilience of ecosystems and salmon in Alaska’s Yukon, Kuskokwim and Norton Sound region