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Maine Set to Ban Data Centers?
A March Quinnipiac University national poll of adults found that 65% of Americans oppose the building of AI data centers in their communities…
Half of All Rural Counties Are Losing Population…
Between 2020 and 2025, 998 of the country’s 1,976 rural counties saw population decline, culminating in a total loss of nearly 460,000 residents in those communities…
EPA ‘Back-to-Basics’ Blueprint Could Help Rural Drinking Water Systems
RealWaterTA will connect rural communities with experts like those at the National Rural Water Association to help them repair water utilities…
Hands-On Telehealth Helps Reach Rural Communities, Part Two
Telehealth offers an alternative pathway for delivering care for both patients and providers. However, experts warned that telehealth should not be seen as a replacement for in-person care…
OPINION: I Never Thought I’d Participate This Much in Politics
Public outcry seems to fall on deaf ears, as our mayor and city councilors continue to defend why they voted yes to the land sale…
45 DEGREES NORTH: A Few Tips About Rural Restaurants
Not every meal comes with a floor show like Porky put on. But every place has its quirks…
BOOKS: The Unexplored Wilderness in Our Own Backyards
“I’ve tried to make Night Magic a dark-positive story. We need more of those…”
ESSAY: ‘Suddenly Amish’ Takes Rural Reality TV to the Extreme
Notably, the Amish reality TV sub-genre inherently targets a community that can’t fight back…
INTERVIEW: The Decline of Religious Participation in America
“I didn’t just see it in the spreadsheet, I saw from the pulpit on Sunday for 18 years…”
ESSAY: A Rural Calling
“We recognized that, actually, our lives are richer for working with people whom we had previously written off…”
Two Liberation Movements, Intertwined
“We are singing from the same songbook and building a louder choir,” Smith said…
Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts
“The reality is that any of us at any point in time could become disabled,” Grant said. “What kind of quality of care would we want?…”
THE DAILY YONDER: Mud Season
In past years, I actually looked forward to mud season because it brought friends out of hibernation and into the woods…
THE DAILY YONDER: Reframing Rural Conversations
“According to American Farmland Trust, over the next 20 years, it’s estimated that one-third of all farmland in the lower 48 states will change hands…”
Advocates, Economists Question Effects of ‘Rural Health Transformation Program’
But none of the funding will go directly to hospitals. Within the legislation, there are limits on how states can use the funds…
INTERVIEW: Ryan Dennis on the History of American Agriculture
Growing up on the farm, he witnessed firsthand the detrimental effect of the “get big or get out” ethos of federal agriculture policy…
Native Families Were Promised Free Solar. Trump Took It Away.
“I do this because of energy and energy sovereignty as well, but it creates a sense of hope for our tribal nations,” he said…
Fear Over Farmland Loss Is Slowing Renewable Energy Development
Competing with large agribusiness has become a nearly impossible venture for most small and mid-size producers…