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Tuesday, Feb 25, 2020Posted in: Network News
Network News February 2020
Rural Community Assistance Corporation’s (RCAC) Agua4All program staff recently celebrated a major milestone: the first school project under the California State Water Resource Control Board’s Drinking Water for Schools (DWFS) grant.
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Posted in: Economic issues, Featured News, Louis Martin, Rural America
Administration’s budget proposal reduces federal USDA spending by 8 percent
The administration has proposed an election-year budget that calls for cuts to federal spending that supports rural communities. President Trump’s budget proposal, “A Budget for America’s Future,” proposes $240 billion in mandatory savings over 10 years from U.S. Department of Agriculture programs
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Monday, Feb 24, 2020Posted in: Featured News
More than 30 million Americans still lack access to safe drinking water
Issues range from uranium, arsenic, mercury and lead to the carcinogenic industrial chemical called PFAS. Improperly managed wastewater systems also impact water and public health.
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