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Articles on Rural America
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2019 was a big year for dire warnings about the state of the planet, but crises can spur solutions.
Investing in farming methods that improve lands and water, and in rural infrastructure and markets, could bring new prosperity to agricultural communities.
People living in rural and small town America have much at stake in the 2020 census. But census participation tends to be lower in rural areas.
A sociologist spent over a year interviewing black, white and Latino residents of a declining coal town in central Pennsylvania, plumbing the sources of their political disillusionment.
A grade of 92 is an A at most schools, but for tap water it means that millions of Americans drink water that fails to met federal standards.
By appealing to the hearts and minds of their white neighbors, Native Americans are carving out common ground. Together, these different groups are building unity through diversity.
Since the Great Recession, most of the nation's rural counties have struggled to recover lost jobs and retain their people.
A climatologist who studies precipitation trends explains how climate change is projected to make flooding events in the Midwest more severe and more frequent.
US agriculture is dominated by large farms that rely on chemical inputs. In contrast, regenerative farming makes land and water healthier by mimicking nature instead of trying to control it.
There's a notable disparity between the rate of employment for people with and without disabilities, especially in certain pockets of the US.
Many Americans view the Amish as living simply and in touch with the land, but their views about the environment are complicated and not always 'green.'
Rural Westerners have been stereotyped as angry ranchers who hate government. But for every gun-wielding militia member, there are many others who work collaboratively to protect what they value.
Today, 8 out of every 10 Americans live in a city or suburb.
Towns are embracing their eccentric visitors as a way to boost their struggling economies.
Many people who live near large-scale livestock farms complain about noxious smells, air and water pollution and health risks. With little help from regulators, they are turning to lawsuits.
Here's a challenge for gun control proponents: Watch 100 videos made by gun owners and gun rights advocates. One scholar watched these videos over five years and something surprising happened to her.
Congress is drafting the 2018 farm bill, which will guide agriculture, nutrition, trade and rural development policy. A former agriculture secretary explains how this bill reaches far beyond farms.
As with our politics today, geography and race matter in the US criminal justice system. Should they?
Federal rules governing television stations were meant to keep them connected to the communities they serve. The Trump administration wants to weaken those rules, and those civic links.
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Assistant Professor of History, University of Oregon
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Project Director, RTC: Rural, The University of Montana
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Professor and Extension Economist, Oklahoma State University
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Professor of Anthropology, The College of Wooster
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Director, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
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Professor of History, University of Idaho
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Laboratory Director/Principal Investigator in Water Research, Michigan State University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, University of Virginia
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Roy C. Buck Professor of Sociology and Demography, Pennsylvania State University
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Professor of Environmental Science & Policy, University of North Dakota
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Director of the Drake Agricultural Law Center; Assistant Professor of Law, Drake University
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Professor of Sociology and Demography, Pennsylvania State University
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Professor of Sociology and Senior Demographer, University of New Hampshire
