Rural
Friday, July 26, 2024
Rural MN communities gain expanded public transportation options
Traveling around rural Minnesota can be difficult but in more than half the state, nonprofit transit systems are helping people get where they need …
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
New Missouri law ensures medication access
Gov. Mike Parson recently announced Senate Bill 751 would become law, allowing Missourians to access essential medications within their communities …
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
OR university helps region avert rural 'brain drain'
A university in eastern Oregon is figuring out ways to prevent rural 'brain drain.' Eastern Oregon University was officially designated "Oregon's Rur…
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
AL nonprofit urges Medicaid expansion to 'save rural hospitals'
An Alabama group is sounding the alarm about the need for Medicaid expansion, in part to keep rural hospitals in business. Many hospitals in Alabama …
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
BLM moves to sync oil and gas management with state big-game protections
The federal Bureau of Land Management has published a new plan for managing public lands which will put oil and gas management in sync with Colorado's…
A high-tech approach to studying Iowa's future soil health
Farmers in Iowa are studying interactions between crops, water usage, carbon and nitrogen storage, and how those factors combine to affect longterm …
East TN health centers' community gardens: More than fresh produce
In rural Tennessee, many residents lack access to healthy, fresh, and affordable food. So, two health center systems in the state are sprouting …
Report: WY ranks low on women’s access to health and reproductive care
Wyoming ranks 42nd in the U.S. for women's health and reproductive care, according to a new report - and some are urging lawmakers to make changes…
Report: CA giant sequoia groves in peril after megafires
Two new studies find that without sustained intervention, California may permanently lose big sections of old-growth giant sequoia groves. The …
Report: SD ethanol plants release hazardous air pollutants
Biofuels are painted as a greener energy alternative to fossil fuels but a new study found the industry produces plenty of its own air pollutants…
USDA invests millions for 'climate-smart' ag programs in Midwest
Farms in the Midwest should become more resilient to challenges created by climate change, with a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of …
East TX nonprofit works to register young voters of color
The nonprofit Este Poder has a goal of helping more young people of color in rural east Texas exercise their right to vote. The organization holds …