The grant money comes from the sweeping climate law passed by Congress just over a year ago and targets underserved landowners, including military veterans and new farmers, as well as families owning 2,500 acres or less.
Carol Semple
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U.S. Coast Guard rescues man stranded for 3 days on an island in the Bahamas
Aerial photos released Tuesday by the Coast Guard show the letters ‘SOS’ had been etched into the sand on the island’s beach.
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A rice shortage is sending prices soaring across the world. And things could get worse
Wholesalers are yet to receive new stocks since India, the world’s largest exporter of rice by far, said last month that it would ban some rice shipments.
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Ukraine media say Kyiv saboteurs were behind drone attacks on air bases deep inside Russia
Ukraine has increasingly targeted Moscow’s military assets behind the front lines in eastern and southern Ukraine and at the same time has launched drones against Moscow, most recently early Tuesday.
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Firefighters in Greece find bodies of 18 people in an area with a major wildfire
Firefighters scouring the area of a major wildfire in northeastern Greece burning out of control for a fourth day have found the bodies of 18 people thought to have been migrants who entered the country through the nearby border from Turkey
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All 8 people trapped in a cable car high above a Pakistan canyon have been rescued
An expert described the rescue as extremely delicate because the wind generated by the helicopter blades could further weaken the remaining cables holding the car aloft.
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Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election
The former president is charged in Georgia with scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss.
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Mark Meadows says Trump left top secret Iran war plans on couch at golf resort
Trump allegedly brought the Iran war plan to New Jersey and whipped it out to show underlings during an interview in summer 2021 as Meadows collected material for his book, ‘The Chief’s Chief.’
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House conservatives make demands to include in bill to keep government running
Some of the group’s members have embraced the idea of a government work stoppage to force lower non-defense spending, though many Republicans disagree with that approach for fear of taking the blame from voters.
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Man dies trying to rescue mother and child from New Hampshire river
The mother and child reached shore safely, but bystanders had to bring the father to the riverbank.