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Federal Investments and the Rural New Climate Economy World Resources Institute

Many rural counties in the United States face the dual challenges of lagging economic growth and increasingly severe effects of climate change. While urban areas are not uniformly prosperous and rural areas are not uniformly poor, rural communities on average lag behind their urban counterparts on most key economic indicators from poverty rates to labor force participation. Rural areas represent 86% of persistent poverty counties in the U.S., while over 50% of rural Black residents live in economically distressed counties. These challenges have been intensified by economic losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exacerbated existing inequalities and highlighted urgent infrastructure needs. At the same time, catastrophic wildfires, record heatwaves, drought and other severe weather events linked to climate change threaten rural communities and livelihoods.

Lawmakers Clash Over Tree Planting Bill

Lawmakers Clash Over Tree Planting Bill Pitched as a bipartisan bill, a proposal to plant 1.2 billion new trees drew backlash from Republicans, who say that it is simply putting a Band-Aid on the massive issue of rapidly burning forests. In this March 3, 2020, file photo, the Klamath River is seen flowing across northern California from atop Cade Mountain in the Klamath National Forest. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File) WASHINGTON (CN) On Tuesday, lawmakers clashed over a bill that would plant millions of trees to aid in reforestation efforts, despite the bill’s origin as a bipartisan effort to counter deforestation caused by extreme wildfires.