As a person who has been writing an environmental, edtech, and innovation blog for 15 years, it has surprised me from time to time when something that should be very non-partisan becomes very partisan indeed. No truer is that than now with the current U.S. administration and the whirlwind of major changes nationally this last 6-7 weeks following the Inauguration in January.
Theoretically, we all should want a cleaner & healthier environment for ourselves and our children, a strong educational system that helps the youth of America rise to be the best and the brightest, willing to think outside the box to solve current problems to make for a strong and dynamic future. Politics & tech leaders during this administration (and numerous times over the last decade) have made this a harried and sometimes highly loaded conversation these days for sure, with people having strong opinions on both sides in this very partisan place we now all live in my country.
Given all of this, we need resources. We live in an age of data and doing our own research, so here's a resource.
Grist, an online publication dedicated to climate change solutions, has created this interactive tool. Entitled "Where Did Billions in Climate & Infrastructure Funding Go," this clickable map of the United States allows you to enter your zip code to see what projects are being funded--and what are currently being frozen--near you. You can investigate by governmental agency, category (ex: transportation, clean energy, broadband, clean water, etc.), or the act funding it. By funneling in on an area and a project near you, you can find out more details about it's funding, including in some places linked to federal databases which can reveal whether or not the funds have found their way to that project.
It serves as a really good way to help determine how the federal government freezes can, will, or are affecting your local area.
Image screenshot from https://grist.org/accountability/climate-infrastructure-ira-bil-map-tool/?utm_campaign=fy25-membership-special-email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=membership-email
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