Climate-Change Bill to Shore Up Conservation-Based Farming
The bill, introduced by member of Congress serving a rural Maine district, supports existing USDA programs to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Politics of Oil and Gas Override Public in Federal Land-Use Decisions, Report Says
A public employees group says that political appointees in Washington, D.C., are interfering with a Bureau of Land Management process that considers public comments and local-government input on whether to lease public lands to oil and gas…
Less Logging Means Less Money for Schools in the Northwest
Schools, local governments, industry, and environmentalists all have their eyes on state trust lands in the Pacific Northwest. Each has a different set of interests to protect.
The Danger Downstream
Farm pollutants from multiple states feed a massive dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Shrimpers pay the price.
Research: Fracking ‘Boom’ Does Not Deliver Funds for Rural Penn. Schools
Advocates of unconventional natural gas drilling cite the potential for benefits for surrounding communities. In Pennsylvania, researchers found that the financial impact on the mostly rural school systems where fracking occurred was…
Monsanto and BASF Prepared for Dicamba Complaints Before Launch, Records Show
German agribusinesses Bayer and BASF have blamed weather and human mistakes for the damage the weed killer has caused to nearby crops.
Research: To Improve Conservation, Start with Listening to Rural Landowners
If we're going to make progress on global environmental issues, we need ranchers, farmers, and other landowners to get involved. The simple act of listening to them can be the place to start.
Aulner Lake? Months after Flood, High Water Remains for S.D. Farmer
Four months after the 2019 flood, a jon boat can be just as useful as a tractor for Richard Aulner. His South Dakota farm still has vast sections under water. “One inch of rain, and we could be back in the same boat we were in before,” he…
Investments in Climate Action Could Boost Rural Economies, Research Finds
Researchers believe rural America may be the key to some of the most effective climate change mitigation practices. Among the proposed initiatives are increasing soil health and sequestering carbon, renewable energy and energy efficiency…
Analysis: Amid Australia’s Conflagration, Can Rural Communities Inspire a New Response?
Australia’s federal government is silent about the root causes of the nation’s cataclysmic bushfires. Rural communities might be the places that provide the innovation and inspiration needed to make a change.