skip to main content
skip to newscasts

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Public News Service Logo
facebook instagram linkedin reddit youtube twitter
view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Federal inquiry traces payments from Gaetz to women; a new Florida-Puerto Rico partnership poised to transform higher-ed landscape; MT joins Tribes to target Canadian mining pollution; Heart health plummets in rural SD and nationwide; CO working families would pay more under Trump tax proposals.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Transgender rights in Congress, a historic win for Utah's youngest elected official, scrutiny of Democratic Party leadership, and the economic impact of Trump's tax proposals highlight America's shifting political and social landscape.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

The CDC has a new plan to improve the health of rural Americans, updated data could better prepare folks for flash floods like those that devastated Appalachia, and Native American Tribes could play a key role in the nation's energy future.

Inflation Reduction Act: A Pathway to Transition WV from Coal

play audio
Play

Tuesday, August 30, 2022   

West Virginia residents stand to gain from the tax credits through the Inflation Reduction Act.

The legislation, supported by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and signed into law by President Joe Biden, provides billions of dollars in funding over the next decade toward reducing the nation's greenhouse gas emissions. The package includes a 10-year 30% tax credit for homeowners who install solar power.

Cheyenne Carter, social media consultant for the West Virginia Climate Alliance, said future generations will benefit from cleaner air and water resulting from the measures outlined in the bill.

"Because we're going to be reducing the carbon emissions, we're going to see less black lung, we're going to see healthy -- healthy, happier -- families in our communities," Carter asserted.

The measure also permanently restores the tax on coal mining to fund the federal Black Lung Benefits Program.

Princeton University's Zero Lab projected the legislation will slash carbon emissions by 40% by 2030, putting the nation more in line with Paris Climate Agreement goals. Critics argued the bill is too expensive, impractical, and could financially affect households already struggling with inflation.

Its advocates are working to educate West Virginians on how they can take advantage of the new tax credits, but Carter worries many will be left in the dark.

"The biggest missing piece, in my opinion, is the lack of education in our communities," Carter stressed. "A lot of people don't have the context or the resources to truly understand what is in the IRA, and how to best take advantage of it."

The new law allocates $10 billion in tax credits for manufacturing solar panels, wind turbines and parts for electric vehicles. Carter added $4 billion must be spent in communities where coal mines and power plants have been shut down for more than a decade.


get more stories like this via email
more stories
Senate Bill 1583, a measure banning book bans in Oregon, may resurface in spring. (Jacek Chabraszewski/Adobe Stock)

Social Issues

play sound

In the wake of Donald Trump's re-election, teachers nationwide are bracing for more censorship battles. Currently, more than 40 laws in 22 states …


Social Issues

play sound

A new annual report shows New York City has more than 146,000 homeless students. The Advocates for Children of New York report finds this is an …

Social Issues

play sound

State officials in Maine said they are working to expand the number of registered apprenticeship programs to help counter a persistent worker shortage…


Health and Wellness

play sound

It is National Rural Health Day and experts are flagging research showing increasing health disparities between urban and rural places, including in …

The middle 20% of Americans, families making between $55,000 and $94,000, would face an average tax increase of $1,530 in 2026 under Trump tax proposals. (Adobe Stock)

Social Issues

play sound

President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have promised to pass a new tax bill, and a new report breaks down the expected winners and …

Social Issues

play sound

Recent surveys show a majority of North Dakotans want housing that allows them to live independently as they age. But there aren't a lot of suitable …

Health and Wellness

play sound

The mental healthcare landscape in Nebraska is being upended by policies for reimbursing providers who see patients covered by both Medicare and Medic…

 

Phone: 303.448.9105 Toll Free: 888.891.9416 Fax: 208.247.1830 Your trusted member- and audience-supported news source since 1996 Copyright © 2021