Brownsville, TX Press Conference with Farmers and Local Leaders
October 22nd, 2024
At the event, speakers highlighted how the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law in 2022 by President Biden, is providing critical funding for farmers to help them improve conservation efforts and mitigate the dire impacts of climate change. Speakers noted that, in the past, these conservation programs were oversubscribed and underfunded, but thanks to the new law, more Texan farmers are now able to participate in these popular programs.
Speakers Included:
- Frank Morales, Harlingen City Commissioner, District 4
- Diana Padilla, Owner of Yahweh Farm
- Lindsay Gonzales, Deputy Director, Farm & Ranch Freedom Alliance
- Statement read from Elise Haschke with the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
7 media outlets attended the event:
- CBS 4
- ABC 23
- Telemundo 40
- KRGV-TV
- Rio Grande Guardian
- Univision/Fox News Rio Grande Valley
- El Valle Noticias
Media Clips
- KVEO-NBC, 5/29 4:08PM, 4:39PM
- KNVO-Univision, 5/29 5:05PM, 10:10PM
- KFXV-FOX, 5/29 9:02PM
- KFVX-FOX, 5/30 6:02AM; 9:02AM
- KNVO-Univision, 5/30 5:04AM
- Valley Central, 5/30 Local farms advocate for funding toward climate projects
- Rio Grande Guardian, 5/30 Coalition urges Congress to act on sustainable farming
The event was live streamed on the Climate Action Campaign Facebook page, here.
