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Luna Anna Archey for High Country News
Trump asks Congress to cut at the heart of the West
The White House wants to alter life for U.S. hunters, anglers, RVers, off-road-vehicle drivers, backpackers, birdwatchers and hikers.
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City mulls moratorium on expanding historic districts
In a city like Ithaca that struggles with housing supply and has seen a rapid rise in home values, while also being very sensitive to changes in aesthetic character, the conversation around historic preservation can be a tense debate.
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An $80M cleanup made Muskegon Lake trendy. Will ‘eco-gentrification’ follow?
Not long ago, the shore of the 4,232-acre Muskegon Lake, a drowned river mouth that connects the city to the big waters of Lake Michigan, was so fully dominated by polluting factories that you could tell which ones were operating by the color of the water that day. It took decades of activism and more…
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As temperatures rise, the US Corn Belt could see insurance claims soar
Crop insurance is a lifeline for farmers. But research shows it’s not ready for climate change.
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Eric J. Shelton for Mississippi Today
Rural Realities
People are growing more skeptical about the value of higher education. This five-part series explores how institutions and students are meeting their educational needs and the demands of today’s rural workforce.
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Winik Sartwell for Carolina Public Press
Deserting Women
Rural North Carolina counties are seeing growing deserts of health services for women at local hospitals, with serious health implications. Multiple pressures are driving this trend. But solutions may be available.
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Kalany Omengkar for Honolulu Civil Beat
Hawaii Grown
This ongoing series delves deep into what it would take for Hawai‘i to decrease its dependence on imported food and be better positioned to grow its own.
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Has Maine learned how to make heat pumps lower electricity costs for all?
May 14, 2025
Heat pump adoption in the state has soared. Now a new state energy-efficiency plan aims to accelerate the trend to cut emissions and control power prices.
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SD 8 election: Bryan Logan wins eastern Oklahoma seat
May 13, 2025
Logan will become the 40th member of a Senate Republican Caucus that is nearly split between a more hardline conservative faction and a more moderate faction.
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Area schools participate at 20th annual Unified Gifted Games
May 13, 2025
The event was held on May 9 at Hollister High School.
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Nearly 70 percent of Mississippi rural hospitals don’t deliver babies; new report shows trend is growing nationwide
May 13, 2025
Rural hospitals across the country are shuttering their labor and delivery doors, leaving millions of women – including Mississippians – without maternity care.
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Tourism leaders worried soft economy will slow revenues
May 12, 2025
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism officials across the state are feeling cautious, and perhaps even a bit worried, that tourist numbers and revenues will be lower this year.
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If you really want to close the US trade deficit, try boosting innovation in rural manufacturing
May 12, 2025
Economists recently found that urban businesses export significantly more than rural ones – a difference with significant implications for national trade.
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Vermont’s Roman Catholic Diocese faces 118 more clergy misconduct claims
May 12, 2025
The submissions come after 67 previous child sex abuse lawsuits prompted the state’s largest religious denomination to pay out $34.5 million in settlements and push for bankruptcy protection.
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Trump canceled two Fort Bragg nonprofit grants, two national foundations stepped up to fill the void
May 12, 2025
After being informed by the President Donald Trump administration that their National Endowment for the Arts grants were terminated earlier this month, two local nonprofits will still be able to implement the programs they planned – with the help of national foundations stepping up to fill the void.
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Tourism leaders worried soft economy will slow revenues
May 12, 2025
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism officials across the state are feeling cautious, and perhaps even a bit worried, that tourist numbers and revenues will be lower this year.