In rural Ord, Nebraska, Scratchtown Brewing Company, LLC is saving nearly 70 percent in energy costs thanks, in part, to a Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) renewable energy grant awarded in 2019 to purchase a new 24-kilowatt rooftop solar array.

As a low-income senior citizen who lost her partner and lives solely on Social Security, Ellen is at the center of a multi-generational home where resources are pooled.

Ellen called the Kitsap Public Health District in the summer of 2019 to report her failing septic system. When the health inspector arrived, a blue tarp was the only thing covering a dangerous hole filled with sewage.

Holocene Clean Energy proposes to build a solar energy facility on approximately 41.3 acres.  The proposed Amelia Solar II Project is located south of Giles Road near the intersection of Giles Road and South Giles Road in the town of Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Virginia.

Amelia Solar II Environmental Assessment - April 2021

Amelia Solar II Notice of Availability (NOA) - May 27, 2021

Crawford’s Rural Fire Department Station was built in 1929 and had reached the end of its useful life by not meeting current energy, building, accessibility codes and standards. The basement had flooded thus mold was a concern. A shared wall to the west side of the station had a roof that collapsed pulling the shared wall away.

Beaufort County Community College serves a rural population of traditional and high school students who are all working towards a degree.

Many rural students have the convenience of being able to easily travel to their classes.

The barriers of the miles of ocean and remote locations keep others from visiting their home campus.

With the assistance of a $329 thousand Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant from USDA Rural Development BCCC is closing boundaries of remote learning.

Holocene Clean Energy proposes to build a solar energy facility on approximately 41.5 acres.  The proposed Moran Project is located at the intersection of Genito Road and Grub Hill Church Road, north of the town of Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Virginia.

Amelia Solar I Project Environmental Assessment - April 2021

Amelia Solar I Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) - May 18, 2021

Farm thrives, bolsters other local farmers during coronavirus pandemic  

For Shelly Oswald, owner of Old Time Farm in Stoneboro, Pa., the novel coronavirus pandemic illustrates the vital role small, local agriculture producers play in safeguarding food security during a disaster. The pandemic caused nationwide delays in the shipping of goods to American households. Local farmers like Shelly were crucial in helping fill this gap by getting healthy food to Pennsylvania families.