UPDATES & REPORTS
UPDATES & REPORTS
A Fly-in to Create Buy-In
CEDI Fly-In participants in front of Senator Chuck Grassley’s office. Photo credit: Aidan Reed, RCPEvery piece of legislation begins with a choice: whose voices will shape it? When rural Americans share their experiences directly with policymakers, they help ensure...
The Case for Solar, Straight From the Farm
Photo credit: American Solar Grazing AssociationIn 2025, the USDA released its Farmers First Agenda, issuing a call to action to federal, state, regional, and local partners to join USDA’s new Make Agriculture Great Again Agenda. The agenda overviews concerns about...
Rural Reality Check: New Findings on Climate Emissions & Solutions in Rural America
Shining a Light on the Importance of Agrivoltaics for Saving Solar on Farmland
The American Farmland Trust estimates about 83% of new solar projects will be built on agricultural land, and emerging legal threats to renewable energy siting make the imperative to effectively scale solar developments all the more urgent. “Any impediments to...
Conference Spotlight: Building Better Partnerships to Advance the Clean Energy Transition
The urgency and energy were palpable at the American Clean Power Association’s Siting and Permitting conference in Seattle earlier this month, as developers, consultants, non-profits and philanthropic partners gathered to meaningfully engage on siting clean energy...
Reflection: Reaching across gravel roads & political divides with rural climate solutions
Rural places and people are at the forefront of the national dialogue this election season. From Tim Walz’s stories of growing up in rural Nebraska and living in southern Minnesota to JD Vance's emphasis on his Appalachian roots in Hillbilly Elegy, both parties...
RCP cohosts a Learning Journey in rural Wisconsin for partners
Distinguished by its hilly landscapes, the Driftless Region in southwest Wisconsin is a hotbed of exciting regenerative agricultural innovations and rural thought leadership. The Rural Climate Partnership, in collaboration with Funders for Regenerative Agriculture...
Historic Investment in Rural America through Rural Electric Co-ops
Today, the USDA announced an unprecedented $7.3 billion in clean energy awards for rural electric cooperatives through the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. This funding marks the most significant investment in rural...
Report: The Overlooked Climate Impact of Rural America
Table of Contents: 1. Overview of Rural Emissions 2. Emissions by Sector Electric Power Agriculture Industry Transportation Residential & Commercial 3. Conclusion 4. Appendix The Overlooked Climate Impact of Rural America A first-ever analysis of emissions...
A Fly-in to Create Buy-In
CEDI Fly-In participants in front of Senator Chuck Grassley’s office. Photo credit: Aidan Reed, RCPEvery piece of legislation begins with a choice: whose voices will shape it? When rural Americans share their experiences directly with policymakers, they help ensure...
The Case for Solar, Straight From the Farm
Photo credit: American Solar Grazing AssociationIn 2025, the USDA released its Farmers First Agenda, issuing a call to action to federal, state, regional, and local partners to join USDA’s new Make Agriculture Great Again Agenda. The agenda overviews concerns about...
Press: Climate Solutions in Rural Colorado
A trio of RCP grantees is helping rural Coloradans shape their clean energy future: Caroline Llanes with Rocky Mountain Public Radio, the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center, and the Colorado Colorado Solar and Energy Storage Association (COSSA).Program Officer Maria...
Rural Reality Check: New Findings on Climate Emissions & Solutions in Rural America
Shining a Light on the Importance of Agrivoltaics for Saving Solar on Farmland
The American Farmland Trust estimates about 83% of new solar projects will be built on agricultural land, and emerging legal threats to renewable energy siting make the imperative to effectively scale solar developments all the more urgent. “Any impediments to...
Press: Climate Regrantors Push for Climate Solutions
"If we can step up as philanthropy, we can preserve a lot of that human capital and not have to rebuild it all over again in the future." RCP Director Josh Ewing spoke to Inside Philanthropy about our efforts to support grantees and advance climate solutions amid a...
Conference Spotlight: Building Better Partnerships to Advance the Clean Energy Transition
The urgency and energy were palpable at the American Clean Power Association’s Siting and Permitting conference in Seattle earlier this month, as developers, consultants, non-profits and philanthropic partners gathered to meaningfully engage on siting clean energy...
Press: “Clean energy is rural energy”
“You start cutting support for clean energy, you’re going to hurt rural people more than you hurt anybody else," warns RCP Director Josh Ewing in The Daily Yonder.
Press: Rural utilities are slashing CO2
RCP Director Josh Ewing weighs in on the administrative transition’s potential impacts on clean energy projects. He reminds readers of the need for affordable energy options in rural communities and the reality that clean energy is the cheapest option available at...
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