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A Rural South Carolina County Quietly Approved a $2B Data Center During the Winter Storm
Data centers are the nation’s fastest-growing energy demand driver, but developers are using nondisclosure agreements to keep projects hidden.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Trans-owned plant shop The Leaf Lounge takes root in rural Ohio
By collaborating with other local businesses, Kayden Warner sows the seeds of a greener community space in Fremont.
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Skaters on Lake Champlain rescued when ice began drifting
Ice began drifting on Lake Champlain, causing dangerous conditions for skaters who needed to be rescued.
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City officials request public health study as odor concerns persist in west Hollister
Public Works Director says wastewater odor to last through mid-March.
RNN Highlights
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Justin Hardiman for Capital B
Sowing Resilience
Rural communities across the country are grappling with food insecurity. Nine stories reveal how communities are navigating — and reimagining — the systems that have left them hungry.
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Illustration by Hrisanthi Pickett
Operation Timeline
What is the Trump administration’s impact on veterans and the military? We are tracking the developments day by day. Explore our timeline.
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John Stember for Montana Free Press
The Shelter Gap
A three-part series examining barriers to buying, renting and building homes on reservation land in Montana — and highlighting the community benefits of secure housing.
MORE NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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‘An agency out of control’: Planned ICE detention processing warehouse in Roxbury sparks bipartisan backlash
February 04, 2026
Residents in the Morris County area are pushing back. If completed, it could become the largest immigrant camp in the state.
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South Dakotans’ biggest needs, according to 211 calls
February 04, 2026
The Helpline Center began making its data on caller needs and geographies available to the public on its data dashboard three years ago, a few years after the line became available to all South Dakotans.
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Bill Would Let Churches Build Affordable Housing Without Zoning Restrictions
February 04, 2026
In Oklahoma, affordable housing is scarce, which contributes to the state having the sixth-highest eviction rate in the nation, according to the most recent available data.
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Carbon capture, ‘rare earth’ from coal among projects poised to get $11.7M in state grants
February 04, 2026
The state is seeking public comment on three proposed grants, including $6 million to coal giant Peabody Energy to sift critical minerals from Wyoming coal.
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Photos: Students Walk Out to Protest ICE
February 02, 2026
Students across Washoe County took part in a nationwide walkout to protest the actions of federal immigration officers.
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Congress renewed “Secure Rural Schools” funding. Now what?
February 02, 2026
A once-insecure funding lifeline for more than 700 counties has been renewed — now rural schools face hard choices on how to stabilize classrooms and plan for the future.
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Winter discussion sessions in Knox County give rural LGBTQ+ Ohioans a voice
February 02, 2026
The first session took attendees from ‘discomfort to comfort’.
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Educators reflect on the impact of agriculture in the classroom
February 02, 2026
The Rooted in Learning program teaches kids about agriculture through lessons on healthy eating and where food comes from.
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In Iowa, many rivers and lakes improve briefly, then fall back into impairment
February 02, 2026
Following years of inaction on the Clean Water for Iowa Act, one lawmaker is looking to advance several smaller bills that would improve monitoring and strengthen permit requirements for large industrial farms.