BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 29, 2022
What can we do to secure small town communities against enormous, converging threats like aging infrastructure, high fuel costs and a changing climate? The Inflation Reduction Act includes rebates, tax incentives and grant programs that can help implement these climate resilient solutions and improve family finances, whether you’re in a red state or a blue state or somewhere in between. Using these incentives to cut household utility bills is especially important for vulnerable rural communities that carry the highest energy burdens in America. While Washington is delivering the investments we need, it will be up to local rural leaders to put those dollars to work building local resilience in a rapidly changing world. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and get some good stuff done for our hometowns. ~ L. Michelle Moore, CEO of Groundswell