Wieland Solar, LLC proposes to construct the 12-acre Wieland Solar Project solar generating facility south of Wieland in Hunt County, Texas.  The proposed Project will be accessed by an existing gravel road off Farm-to-Market (FM) 2101.

Finding of No Significant Impacts (FONSI) - February 11, 2022

Environmental Assessment (EA) - January 2022

Apex Solar LLC proposes to construct the Apex Solar power generating facility on up to 639 acres.  The proposed project is located in Beaverhead County, Montana.

Environmental Assessment - January 2022

Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) – January 21, 2022  

East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc proposes to rebuild approximately 28.4 miles of 69 kV transmission line.  The proposed Boone-Williamstown Transmission Line Rebuild project is located in Boone, Gallatin, and Grant counties, Kentucky.

Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) – February 14, 2022

Environmental Assessment - January 2022

For the rural residents of Fentress County, access to training programs that provide the advanced skills needed to compete for available jobs can be challenging. Traveling outside the area for training is expensive and often conflicts with current employment. Welding is one advanced skill with unmet demand in the region. The Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) has three nearby locations, but does not have the capacity or the equipment to train enough welders to meet regional demand.

Larry Harris and his son, Julian Harris of Harris Farms, LLC often struggled to find a way to package and distribute their fresh produce and increase their sales. Fortunately for them and many other farmers, USDA Rural Development (RD) assisted in finding a solution to this problem.