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Energy Communities IWG Announces Launch of Pennsylvania Rapid Response Team

The Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (Energy Communities IWG) today joined senior federal and state officials at the Catalyzing Economic Development in Pennsylvania’s Energy Communities event at Westmoreland County Community College to announce new federal initiatives to support workers, along with economic revitalization and workforce development in Pennsylvania …

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Energy Communities IWG Announces Launch of Appalachian Ohio Rapid Response Team

Today, the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (Energy Communities IWG) announced the launch of a Rapid Response Team (RRT) in Appalachian Ohio at the 3rd Annual Appalachia Forward Conference. The Energy Communities IWG RRT, led by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), will assist regional stakeholders in coordinating …

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InFocus: As energy sources transition, Rapid Response Teams will help communities convert

In the News, Rapid Response Teams (RRT) / September 29, 2022

WSIUJennifer Fuller September 29, 2022 At an event in Carbondale, IL, the Energy Communities IWG launched a Rapid Response Team in the Illinois Basin to support Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana as they transition to a clean energy economy. Listen to the full story here.

Federal Working Group Launches Rapid Response Team to Support Illinois Basin Energy Communities

News, Rapid Response Teams (RRT) / September 29, 2022

USDA Rural Development’s Deputy Undersecretary Farah Ahmad speaking with media after announcing the IWG’s new Illinois Basin Rapid Response Team at an event in Carbondale, IL. The Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (Energy Communities IWG), today announced the creation and launch of a new Illinois Basin Rapid Response Team …

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Federal Working Group Announces Establishment of Rapid Response Team to Support Energy Communities in the Four Corners

News, Rapid Response Teams (RRT) / August 25, 2022

The Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization, today announced the creation of a new Four Corners Rapid Response Team (RRT), bringing together 11 federal agencies and their regional staff to partner with local officials and community leaders in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah as they navigate the region’s energy transitions and transformations.