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Christiansburg ups requirements for any future data center
There will be no by-right use in the town without provisions.
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Federal Government Moves to Limit Public Input on Data Center Projects
The rural South, which is home to a disproportionate amount of Black communities, has seen the largest growth of these large data centers.
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How Montana’s changing climate is reshaping gardening
As temperatures shift and growing seasons change, Montana gardeners are adapting how they plant.
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WATCH: This is how data centers kill farms in the PNW
The personal and environmental costs of our supplication to AI are high. Here’s proof.
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Rachel Livinal for The Merced FOCUS
Young Brains, Huge Stakes: How transitional kindergarten is shaping San Joaquin Valley’s youth
As California expands transitional kindergarten statewide, this four-part series examines whether San Joaquin Valley schools can meet the needs of young learners.
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Lily Smith for Flatwater Free Press
Priced out of the Good Life
Nebraska paychecks are stagnant. Home prices continue to spiral. It’s pricing out a generation of buyers.
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Courtesy of U.S. Senate
Cardinal News 250: Virginia’s stories. A nation’s birth.
The project spotlights Virginia’s overlooked contributions to America’s march to independence ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial.
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5 things we’re watching in Vermont’s general election
September 10, 2026
From perhaps the closest governor’s race in years to a fight over control of the Legislature, here’s what VTDigger is watching as Vermonters head to the polls this fall.
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Thousands of acres conserved in Woodbury, where family plans to sustainably log for generations
September 10, 2026
The final phase of a conservation easement project sees more than 18,000 acres of northern hardwood forest permanently set aside from development.
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Judge rejects challenge to Northampton’s Israel-divestment resolution
September 10, 2026
The ruling is likely to have implications for other communities, like Easthampton, that are considering similar measures.
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Making New Kaua‘i Homes Wildfire Resistant May Cost Much More Than Expected
September 10, 2026
A Kaua‘i County Council committee wants more time to discuss how proposed new building standards could increase construction costs and whether the county should subsidize them.
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Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states, like Texas, with abortion bans.
September 10, 2026
After Texas banned nearly all abortions, patients have struggled to get ectopic care. More than 300 patients here experienced substantial blood loss in 2023 and 2024, compared to 2018 and 2019.
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Study Finds Link Between Food Insecurity and Chronic Illness in Rural Texas
September 10, 2026
Texas-based research team found that rural communities in Texas showed a connection between food insecurity and vulnerability to chronic illnesses.
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Choctaw Nation celebrates the launch of new language app, Rosetta Stone partnership
September 10, 2026
A new Choctaw language app, created through Rosetta Stone’s Endangered Language Program, is now available at no cost through the tribe’s online portal.
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Fact brief: Did long coffee lines prompt a police response in SD?
September 10, 2026
Reports of long lines and traffic disruptions elsewhere prompted questions about whether South Dakota locations saw similar scenes.
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What the record-high cost of diesel means for you
September 10, 2026
Most Americans don’t buy diesel, but the soaring costs of trucking and shipping goods have cost the average household $350.