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Image Courtesy of TerraPower TerraPower broke ground on its Natrium reactor near a retired coal plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming, in June 2024. Natrium will be the first commercial reactor in the state of Wyoming and one of the first advanced reactors to operate in the United States, expanding the state’s already impressive energy portfolio. The […]
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Images from Council of State Community Development Agencies (COSCDA) The housing-education pipeline is being reimagined in the small town of Hazard, Kentucky. Gurney’s Bend — a partnership between the Housing Development Alliance (HDA) and the city of Hazard, Kentucky — brings 15 single-family affordable houses to a city that had not seen a new development in 50 years. Located in eastern Kentucky, #2 in the Energy Communities IWG’s
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The Wilds, a nonprofit animal conservation center located in Cumberland, Ohio, is building a 60-acre recreational vehicle campground funded by a $2 million American Rescue Plan grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) and $3.5 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), Ohio Department of Natural
The Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (Energy Communities IWG) is pursuing a whole-of-government approach to create good-paying union jobs, spur economic revitalization, remediate environmental degradation and support energy workers in coal, oil and gas, and power plant communities across the country. § 48C Round 2 Concept Papers Due June 21
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The Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (Energy Communities IWG) was awarded 2nd place in the Event – Community Engagement Forum category of the 2024 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards from the National Association of Government Communicators. “It is an absolute honor to receive the 2024 Blue Pencil
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The Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (Energy Communities IWG) is pursuing a whole-of-government approach to create good-paying union jobs, spur economic revitalization, remediate environmental degradation, and support energy workers in coal, oil and gas, and power plant communities across the country. Energy Communities: Institutional Investment Opportunities in America’s Energy Transition
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The Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (Energy Communities IWG) is pursuing a whole-of-government approach to create good-paying union jobs, spur economic revitalization, remediate environmental degradation, and support energy workers in coal, oil and gas, and power plant communities across the country. Recent Events Federal Funding Driving Manufacturing and Economic Development
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The Energy Communities IWG is pursuing a whole-of-government approach to create good-paying union jobs, spur economic revitalization, remediate environmental degradation, and support energy workers in coal, oil and gas, and power plant communities across the country. Upcoming DOE Webinars Advanced Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program Informational WebinarMarch 14, 3:30 p.m. ET Join the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)
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The Energy Communities IWG is pursuing a whole-of-government approach to create good-paying union jobs; spur economic revitalization; remediate environmental degradation; and support energy workers in coal, oil and gas, and power plant communities across the country. Getting Started Guide Webinar Join the Energy Communities IWG on March 6, 2024, from 1–2 p.m. EST for a webinar providing
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Federal representatives and local stakeholders network at an Energy Communities IWG event in Pennsylvania. Dear Energy Communities Supporters, As the holidays draw near, and as our team reflects on the important work of the Energy Communities IWG in 2023, it can be summed up in three words: people helping people. Our mission is to ensure
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