Episodes
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A Montana court will decide the fate of a climate lawsuit brought by youth, housing for working families could boost jobs in the Northeast and a Cambodian poultry farmer who lost his livelihood could be a hero for others.
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Political strategists in Missouri work to ensure down-ballot races aren't overlooked, a small Minnesota town is helping high school students prepare to work in the medical field and Oklahoma tribes' meat processing plants are reversing historic ag consolidation.
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Rural towns in Wyoming and Kansas are building, not closing hospitals, an activist formerly incarcerated at San Quentin is launching media projects at other California prisons and a Rocky Mountain church reshapes a community's art scene.
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Hurricane Helene has some rural North Carolina towns worried larger communities might get more attention, there's mixed feelings about ranked choice voting on the Oregon ballot next month and New York farmers earn money feeding school kids.
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Cheap milk comes at a cost for residents of Washington's Lower Yakima Valley, Indigenous language learning is promoted in Wisconsin as experts warn half the world's languages face extinction and Montana's public lands are going to the dogs!
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The presidential election is imminent and young rural voters say they still feel ignored, it's leaf peeping season in New England but some fear climate change could mute fall colors and Minnesota's mental health advocates want more options for troubled youth.
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A USDA report shows a widening gap in rural versus urban health, a North Carolina county remains divided over a LGBTQ library display, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz' policies are spotlighted after his elevation to the Democratic presidential ticket.
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Rural voters weigh competing visions about agriculture's future ahead of the Presidential election, counties where economic growth has lagged in rural America are booming post-pandemic and farmers get financial help to protect their land's natural habitat.
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Rural counties have higher traffic death rates compared to urban, factions have formed around Colorado's proposed Dolores National Monument and a much-needed Kentucky grocery store is using a federal grant to slash future utility bills.
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Alaska's 'canarie of the sea' is struggling with a deteriorating whale environment, those in rural as opposed to urban areas are more likely to think raw milk is safe to drink and climate change increases malnutrition in America's low-income counties.
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Smiles are guaranteed at America's State Fairs, jobs in recreational counties are rebounding the most, getting disaster-recovery help can be tough for rural folks and state 'ag gag' laws are being challenged by animal rights groups.
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Hollywood's Twister sequel captures rural America without the stereotypes, a lack of healthcare access is impacting many rural women, South Carolinians lack legal means to fight evictions and prepping homes is important to keep out wildlife smoke.
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Tennesseans who struggle to afford fresh veggies can now access community gardens, the USDA is bringing hope to farmers in Virginia, Idaho is using education technology to boost its healthcare workforce, and a former segregated school in Texas gets a new chapter.
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Famous for being the hometown of Bob Dylan, Hibbing, Minnesota now offers transit services, a court ruling has ramifications for Alaskans dependent on healthcare provided by tribal nations, and a Missouri group is trying to protect waterways from CAFOs.
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There's a gap between how rural and urban folks feel about the economy, Colorado's 'Rural is Rad' aims to connect outdoor businesses, more than a dozen of Maine's infrastructure sites face repeated flooding, and chocolate chip cookies rock August.
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It's grass-cutting season and with it, rural lawn mower races, Montana's drive-thru blood project is easing shortages, rural Americans spend more on food when transportation costs are tallied and a lack of good childcare is thwarting rural business owners.
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Rural communities are developing post-pandemic business strategies to lure remote workers, preservationists in Eastern Kentucky want to save the 20th century home of a trailblazing coal miner and a new federal rule could help small meat and poultry producers.
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A new wildfire map shows where folks are most at risk of losing a home nationwide, rural North Carolina groups are promoting supportive and affordable housing for those in substance-abuse recovery, and bookmobiles are rolling across rural California.
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Ugly, imperfect produce destined for the landfill is being upcycled by a California candy company, a Texas volunteer uses his Navy training to map the gaps in broadband and Pennsylvania has a new commission tasked with reversing its shrinking rural population.
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Rural educators say they need support to teach kids social issues, rural businesses can suffer when dollar stores come to town, prairie states like South Dakota are getting help to protect grasslands and a Minnesota town claims the oldest rural Pride Festival.
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