In recent years, Texas has experienced escalating climate disasters, which have disproportionately affected older adults and rural communities. Now, new state funding offers long-term care facilities the opportunity to implement backup energy infrastructure, if they can access it.
45 Degrees North: Debris Dilemmas
Where can you get rid of junk nobody wants? Sometimes, in rural areas, the place to consider is at the intersection of personal rights and responsibility.
Where can you get rid of junk nobody wants? Sometimes, in rural areas, the place to consider is at the intersection of personal rights and responsibility.
‘The Hardacres’ Go from Rural Rags to Rural Riches
The British period piece, now streaming in the U.S., is set in Victorian England but speaks to modern experiences and attitudes.
The British period piece, now streaming in the U.S., is set in Victorian England but speaks to modern experiences and attitudes.
More Rural School Districts Turn to Four-Day Week
While educational outcomes resulting from a shorter school week remain inconclusive, four-day weeks are often a solution to budget shortages and teacher retention issues.
While educational outcomes resulting from a shorter school week remain inconclusive, four-day weeks are often a solution to budget shortages and teacher retention issues.
Study: Mobile Health Clinics Offer Alternative Access to Care
Mental health services, dentistry, mammography and cancer screenings, as well as post-hospitalization care, are among the many offerings mobile health clinics can bring to a rural community.
Mental health services, dentistry, mammography and cancer screenings, as well as post-hospitalization care, are among the many offerings mobile health clinics can bring to a rural community.
Q&A: The Connection Between Buffalo Restoration and Native Liberation
Mahpiya Ile Win, also known as Elsie DuBray, grew up on a buffalo ranch in South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Reservation. She told us about the near extermination of buffalo by white settlers and how their comeback is linked to Native liberation.
Mahpiya Ile Win, also known as Elsie DuBray, grew up on a buffalo ranch in South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Reservation. She told us about the near extermination of buffalo by white settlers and how their comeback is linked to Native liberation.
Community Built Brick by Brick
Indigenous pueblos, national park employees, and community volunteers work together to preserve a centuries-old adobe church at Pecos National Historic Park in northern New Mexico.
Indigenous pueblos, national park employees, and community volunteers work together to preserve a centuries-old adobe church at Pecos National Historic Park in northern New Mexico.
Navajo Nation Reclaims Narratives Through Tribal Education
Through tribal-led curricula, language revitalization, and advanced degree programs, the Navajo Nation is reshaping the future of its education system.
Through tribal-led curricula, language revitalization, and advanced degree programs, the Navajo Nation is reshaping the future of its education system.
Q&A: Talking ‘Trash’ With Cedar Monroe
“Trash: A Poor White Journey” explores the stigmatization of rural poverty, investigating what the real ‘trash’ is in the American poverty machine.
“Trash: A Poor White Journey” explores the stigmatization of rural poverty, investigating what the real ‘trash’ is in the American poverty machine.
‘Untamed,’ ‘Ransom Canyon,’ and Two Other Recent Shows for Your Watchlist
Our latest TV roundup features more small-town dramas, murder mysteries, and even a reality show about rural game wardens.
Our latest TV roundup features more small-town dramas, murder mysteries, and even a reality show about rural game wardens.
Four Decades After Farm Crisis, Farmers Still Face Challenges to Stay Afloat
At the 40th Farm Aid benefit concert in mid-September, farmers vocalized the biggest challenges they face to stay in business.
At the 40th Farm Aid benefit concert in mid-September, farmers vocalized the biggest challenges they face to stay in business.
Weathering the Storm Together: Community Resiliency Hubs Hold the Promise of Local Self-Sufficiency and Supportive Mutual Aid
Many rural communities turn to community resilience hubs as a model for quick and reliable first line of defense and relief against natural disasters and other community-wide emergencies.
Many rural communities turn to community resilience hubs as a model for quick and reliable first line of defense and relief against natural disasters and other community-wide emergencies.
‘You’re Going to See Very Severe Things and Dangerous Things’: Medicaid Cuts in Rural Idaho
Clinicians warn that Medicaid cuts in Idaho will drive coverage losses, care delays, and provider shortages, leading to more medical emergencies.
Clinicians warn that Medicaid cuts in Idaho will drive coverage losses, care delays, and provider shortages, leading to more medical emergencies.
At This Rural Microschool, Students Will Study With AI and Run an Airbnb
The school in a coastal North Carolina town hopes to combat rural brain drain with an experimental new teaching model.
The school in a coastal North Carolina town hopes to combat rural brain drain with an experimental new teaching model.
Q&A: A New Book on Family and Slavery in Appalachia
In his new book, “Cipher: Decoding My Ancestor’s Scandalous Secret Diaries,” non-fiction writer Jeremy Jones unravel’s his own family’s roots in Western North Carolina.
In his new book, “Cipher: Decoding My Ancestor’s Scandalous Secret Diaries,” non-fiction writer Jeremy Jones unravel’s his own family’s roots in Western North Carolina.
Ozarks Notebook: A Duo of Folk Musicians Preserves Ozark Music for Generations to Come
Cindy Woolf and Mark Bilyeu received a fellowship from the Library of Congress to continue their musical research and preservation project.
Cindy Woolf and Mark Bilyeu received a fellowship from the Library of Congress to continue their musical research and preservation project.