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Trump Administration Invests $10.6 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Wyoming

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $10.6 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Wyoming. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.

ICYMI: EPA grants petition expected to save money, jobs at ENC phosphate company

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Megan Scarano and Sydney Basden
October 29, 2020

EPA awards $1.7 million to Virginia to control polluted runoff, restore water quality

PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 30, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a $1,693,000 grant to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to improve water quality in rivers and streams throughout the state.

EPA awards $151,000 to West Virginia University for wetlands project

PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 30, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a $151,053 grant to West Virginia University for a project to improve wetlands restoration.

WEEK IN REVIEW: Ag Edition

WASHINGTON (October 30, 2020) — This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler made a series of agriculture announcements including the registration of dicamba while in Brooklet, Ga.

EPA Awards Approximately $90 Million to Address Water Infrastructure in Massachusetts

BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced funding to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts totaling more than $90 million for major water infrastructure projects in communities across the state.

Trump Administration Invests $7 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural North Dakota and Montana

BISMARCK, N.D., Oct. 29, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $7 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in North Dakota and Montana. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.

Trump Administration Invests $6 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Colorado

DENVER, Colo., Oct. 29, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $6 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Colorado. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.