Trump’s Rural Energy Freeze Hits Midwest, GOP Districts Hardest

MAILBAG: New York must continue on the clean energy path

President Trump’s hiding the climate report from the American people won’t make it any less true (“White House won’t publish climate report,” July 15). About 70% of Americans understand that the world is warming up faster and faster because of…

Trump’s rural energy freeze hits Midwest, GOP districts hardest

This story was originally published by Canary Media. Ongoing delays and disruptions to a federal rural energy program threaten to disproportionately impact Midwest farmers and Republican congressional districts, experts say. For more than two decades, the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) has helped thousands of farmers install solar, energy-efficient grain dryers, biodigesters, wind turbines, and other cost-saving clean energy improvement…

Michigan’s clean energy momentum must continue despite federal changes

While the federal policy changes may slow the pace of investments, there is still time to act — and opportunities to seize — if we move quickly. This moment calls for urgency, not retreat.

Trump administration freezes clean energy grants for rural farmers, hitting GOP districts hardest

Farmers and rural businesses across Republican-led districts face financial uncertainty as the Trump administration halts funding from a federal rural clean energy program.Kari Lydersen reports for Canary Media.In short:The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) has delivered over $1.2 billion since 2014 to help farmers and small rural businesses adopt clean energy, with most funding going to solar and energy efficiency projects.More than 75% o…

Federal incentives for alternative energy upgrades are disappearing—but local rebates are still available.

With President Donald Trump signing the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” on July 4, federal incentives for alternative energy upgrades now have an expiration date.

E&E News: Trump’s tariffs push Asia toward undermining climate goals

Asian countries are offering to buy more U.S. liquefied natural gas as a way to alleviate tensions over American trade deficits and forestall higher tariffs.