UNDERNEWS: Farmers seeking federal funds can't talk about climate change

April 6, 2025

Farmers seeking federal funds can't talk about climate change

USDA is unfreezing billions in clean energy grants but demanding farmers remove all climate change and diversity language within 30 days
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) recipients must modify applications to focus on “increasing US energy production” instead of climate goals
Farmers like Jim Lively face uncertainty about whether they’ll receive promised funding if they don’t comply with new Trump administration directives
Legal experts question the legitimacy of retroactively changing requirements for congressionally-approved funding

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