Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) quietly urged the Biden administration to grant taxpayer dollars to a climate coalition that includes a group whose head is the campaign treasurer for the West Virginia Democrat, records show.
Manchin signaled support in an October 2021 letter to the Commerce Department's assistant secretary for economic development, Alejandra Castillo, for the West Virginia-based Appalachian Climate Technology Now coalition to receive $100 million through President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill signed in March of that year.
The ACT Now coalition said in its application that it would"develop and scale climate resilient industries" in central Appalachia and invest in green energy. In December 2021, the Biden administration announced that the coalition was one of 60 finalists among 529 applicants to receive the funding, a press release shows.
He added:"It is a testament to our hardworking fellow West Virginians and forward-thinking communities that West Virginia was one of just 21 recipients of the EDA’s Regional Challenge program. I’m pleased the EDA is investing nearly $63 million in communities across southern West Virginia to strengthen local economies, support our energy industries and expand job opportunities."
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