In the fight to protect one of the largest American river systems and the livelihood of Alaskans who rely on it, a federal court ruling offers hope.
‘America’s Serengeti’: Oil, Gas, and the Fight for Native Inclusion in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge
The Biden Administration will open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas leases this January. Alaskan Native Communities want a seat at the table.
The Biden Administration will open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas leases this January. Alaskan Native Communities want a seat at the table.
When Retirees Go Rural
As many retirees choose to relocate to more rural areas, they bring their resources and expertise to communities that can often use them. In return, they get a community they were often missing in their urban homes.
As many retirees choose to relocate to more rural areas, they bring their resources and expertise to communities that can often use them. In return, they get a community they were often missing in their urban homes.
Rural Placemaking: More About the Place, Less About the Making
Marbles, cornbread, enormous sculpture and more. Every community has unique cultural assets that can help bond it together, says local arts advocate Shawn Pitts.
Marbles, cornbread, enormous sculpture and more. Every community has unique cultural assets that can help bond it together, says local arts advocate Shawn Pitts.
Do You Think Global Warming Will Harm You Personally?
The region you live in says more about whether you worry about climate change than whether you live in a rural or urban area, a new survey says.
The region you live in says more about whether you worry about climate change than whether you live in a rural or urban area, a new survey says.
Study: Obstetrics Units in Rural Communities Declining
According to the researchers, the decline of obstetrics units in rural communities is contributing to rising maternal morbidity rates.
According to the researchers, the decline of obstetrics units in rural communities is contributing to rising maternal morbidity rates.
Labor History Meets Horror Literature in ‘Compound Fracture’
Mine Wars, Appalachian pride, and queer and neurodivergent identities take center stage in the latest novel by best-selling author Andrew Joseph White.
Mine Wars, Appalachian pride, and queer and neurodivergent identities take center stage in the latest novel by best-selling author Andrew Joseph White.
45 Degrees North: Taking Food, Showing Up
Rural neighbors are famous for stepping up for each other when things are tough. One way they do that is by taking food. It may not be the same food our mothers’ generation took. But what matters still is showing up.
Rural neighbors are famous for stepping up for each other when things are tough. One way they do that is by taking food. It may not be the same food our mothers’ generation took. But what matters still is showing up.
Accidental Rancher: Hope Over Reason
Eliza Blue reminds us to “Keep planting the seeds of beautiful things and keep remembering that the cold and dark can’t last forever.”
Eliza Blue reminds us to “Keep planting the seeds of beautiful things and keep remembering that the cold and dark can’t last forever.”
Ozarks Notebook: Pies From Vintage Cookbooks Tell a Sweet Story
Columnist Kaitlyn McConnell has baked more than 80 pie recipes from old cookbooks – all in a selfless pursuit of history and connection, of course.
Columnist Kaitlyn McConnell has baked more than 80 pie recipes from old cookbooks – all in a selfless pursuit of history and connection, of course.
Taking Stock of the Shows Aiming to Become TV’s Next ‘Yellowstone’
As the popular series concludes its supposed final season, a litany of imitators and would-be successors are looking to claim its place in the television landscape.
As the popular series concludes its supposed final season, a litany of imitators and would-be successors are looking to claim its place in the television landscape.
Lack of Civic Infrastructure Drives Rural Health Disparities
The most recent County Health Rankings report suggests that access to resources like high speed internet and public libraries is part of the reason rural counties aren’t as healthy as metropolitan ones.
The most recent County Health Rankings report suggests that access to resources like high speed internet and public libraries is part of the reason rural counties aren’t as healthy as metropolitan ones.
In Rural New Mexico, a Hot Air Balloon Rally for the Community, Not the Tourists
Out-of-towners aren’t unwelcome, but the Taos Mountain Balloon Rally tends to have more local faces in the crowd than most.
Out-of-towners aren’t unwelcome, but the Taos Mountain Balloon Rally tends to have more local faces in the crowd than most.
‘Will & Harper’ Offers a Timely Prescription: More Kindness
The Netflix documentary sees comedic everyman Will Ferrell journey into the heart of America for a touching story about friendship and acceptance.
The Netflix documentary sees comedic everyman Will Ferrell journey into the heart of America for a touching story about friendship and acceptance.
Commentary: With Agriculture Facing a ‘Great Collision,’ More Farmers Seek to Nourish and Heal
Today’s farmers find themselves at the center of a great collision between humanity’s two supreme imperatives: Nourish us all, heal our planet.
Today’s farmers find themselves at the center of a great collision between humanity’s two supreme imperatives: Nourish us all, heal our planet.
Accidental Rancher: Of Fires and Floods, of Joys and Sorrows
Eliza Blue reflects on natural disasters both big and small, ones enveloping entire communities and those quiet and personal.
Eliza Blue reflects on natural disasters both big and small, ones enveloping entire communities and those quiet and personal.