latest news from rural coalition
13 June, 2023
150+ Organizations Call Out USDA for Exacerbating Environmental Injustice in Energy Grant Program - We joined 150+ organizations to call on Secretary Vilsack to revisit changes USDA made to the Rural Energy for America Program that will exacerbate environmental injustice and hasten the climate crisis. Learn more from this press release from RC Member Friends of the Earth.
11 June, 2023
Nikki Budzinski introduces Increasing Land Access, Security and Opportunities Act to help the next generation of farmers - Budzinski’s proposal includes a $100 million increase in funding for the program per year for the next five years. The Increasing Land Access, Security and Opportunities Act has received support from National Young Farmers Coalition, the American Farmland Trust, the National Family Farm Coalition, the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and Rural Coalition. Read more about the proposed legislation from The Daily Illini and AgDaily.