This story was originally published by Grist. A Canadian mining company behind a massive new lithium mine in northern Nevada has received a $250 million ...

Our public schools are closing, and these closures hurt rural children and rural communities. As a rural education researcher, I study school ...

Environmental justice efforts at the ten U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional offices have stopped and employees have been placed on ...

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This story was originally published by ProPublica. Two inches of raw sewage. Persistent chemical leaks. Pipes insulated with asbestos. A bat infestation.

Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Colorado, received more than 59,000 patient visits last year. That’s enough to treat ...

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In January, my husband and I flew to Las Vegas en route to our godson's wedding near Parker, Arizona. We had daylight for ...

The Good, the Bad, and the Elegy is a twice-monthly newsletter showcasing the best – and the worst – in rural media and entertainment. Rural Remix is a podcast feed that cuts through rural stereotypes ...

The trees need us and a good reminder of this reality is “The Lorax,” a children’s book by Dr. Seuss. Its colorful pages tell of a whimsical world ...

As the 2024 election approached, news channels and commentators once again revived a familiar narrative: the urban-rural divide. But Laura Zabel, ...