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Washington Awards $13.8M in Dairy Digester Grants
The Department of Commerce announced seven grants, including over $5.03 million to 5 D Farms for a $70 million manure-to-RNG project in Franklin County.
Washington deploys over $5 million in climate funds to help build a $70 million dairy digester, turning methane from 5 D Farms into renewable natural gas. The project is part of a $13.8 million state push to cut agricultural emissions from 250,000 cows.
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