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Elected officials in New York and across the country are urging state and local governments to use new funding available through the Environmental Protection Agency for local environmental projects to benefit their communities, particularly those left out of earlier development programs. The group Elected Officials to Protect America is pointing toward a $27 billion fund created under the Inflation Reduction Act to award grants for greenhouse gas reduction programs. Robin Reynolds Wilt, council member for the town of Brighton and an officer in the group s New York Leadership Council, said the projects will be built under a presidential order, in which 40% of the overall investments flow to disadvantaged communities marginalized, underserved and overburdened by pollution. . ....
A new federal jobs program aims to mobilize tens of thousands of young Americans to address the growing threats of climate change. The American Climate Corps is modeled after public works programs created during the Great Depression, with a new focus on building green energy and climate resilience. U.S. . ....
In rural Alabama, where hurricanes and tornadoes are a constant threat, communities often struggle with damage and limited resources for extended periods. The nonprofit Hometown Organizing Project is stepping in to help. Through their Climate Protection Canvass initiative, they are forming teams to support communities during severe storms. . ....