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🌱 How federal cuts derailed Dante’s plans for a flood-resilient future

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  • How federal cuts derailed Dante’s plans for a flood-resilient future

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📰 News we're reading

• Trump's attacks on Biden's Inflation Reduction Act bring suffering in Coal Country (peoplesworld.org) — Dante residents are facing repeated floods, long power outages, and a closed post office just as federal grants meant to fund a solar-powered resilience hub and a new fire station have been rescinded. The story explains how cuts to Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and EPA programs under the Trump administration have stalled critical projects across Appalachia, leaving communities like Dante scrambling for safety and economic stability.
   

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