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Ahead of Earth Day: Delivering on Clean Water and Conservation Efforts in Rural New York

April 17, 2023 Brian Murray, USDA Rural Development State Director for New York

I recently traveled to Torrey, New York to break ground on the town’s first-ever water district. This project has been more than 20 years in the making and it will improve the health and lives of people living in rural parts of the state. It will also improve the water quality and conservation...

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USDA Celebrates the One-Year Anniversary of the PAVE Task Force

April 10, 2023 Jay Pinsky, Public Affairs Specialist for Rural Development

In June 2021, President Joe Biden announced the creation of the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) to root out racial and ethnic bias in home valuations after a report from the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation found that appraisals for home purchases in...

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