{"id":248178,"date":"2024-04-02T16:19:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T16:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/the-lure-of-federal-money-is-too-strong-for-virginia-youngkin-to-pass-up\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T16:20:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T16:20:01","slug":"the-lure-of-federal-money-is-too-strong-for-virginia-youngkin-to-pass-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/the-lure-of-federal-money-is-too-strong-for-virginia-youngkin-to-pass-up\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lure Of Federal Money Is Too Strong For Virginia &#038; Youngkin To Pass Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program provides $5 billion in grants to states, local governments, tribes, and territories to develop and implement ambitious plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution. Authorized under Section 60114 of the Inflation Reduction Act, this two-phase program provides $250 million for noncompetitive planning grants, and approximately $4.6 billion for competitive implementation grants. That is what is technically known in the arcane world of policy initiatives as a \u201clot of cashola.\u201d Virginia has signaled that it wants a piece of the pie.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia is currently in the grip of a dyed-in-the-wool Republican governor, but nevertheless, the state and many of its cities and towns have submitted applications to the EPA&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2024\/04\/02\/the-lure-of-federal-money-is-too-strong-for-virginia-youngkin-to-pass-up\/\"target=\"_blank\">Read the full article originally published at cleantechnica.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program provides $5 billion in grants to states, local governments, tribes, and territories to develop and implement ambitious plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution. 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