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Aulner Lake? Months after Flood, High Water Remains for S.D. Farmer

Wendy Royston · Jan 22, 2020

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 says.

Investments in Climate Action Could Boost Rural Economies, Research Finds

Jan Pytalski · Jan 17, 2020

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…

Environment

Analysis: Amid Australia’s Conflagration, Can Rural Communities Inspire a New Response?

Norm Horton and Sarah Moynihan · Jan 16, 2020

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.

Energy

Will Uranium Mining Damage the Grand Canyon?

James Carr (Cronkite News) · Jan 2, 2020

Conservationists fear a plan to set quotas for domestic uranium production will put the Canyon Mine in operation and create groundwater contamination in the Grand Canyon.

Agriculture

A Battle Brews in Rural Wisconsin Over Factory Farms

Leah Douglas · Dec 12, 2019

In Wisconsin, a state where the footprint of agribusiness is growing, the question of how to regulate factory farms is a pressing topic from the town hall to the statehouse.

Environment

Commentary: Climate Talks Hit Home for Rural, Coastal Communities

Tiffany Turner · Dec 11, 2019

The health of the ocean and its coastlines are a constant topic of conversation in rural seaside communities. These regions have a lot at stake in this week’s climate negotiations.

Environment

Commentary: TVA’s Towns Are High and Dry; Bottom Line Is Still under Water

Tom Bennett · Nov 27, 2019

News reports put the federal utility’s debt at $23 billion. But a quick look at the agency’s website shows a wealth of flood control, conservation, and development activities. There may even be progress on the agency's troubled relationship…

Agriculture

Farmers’ Experience of Climate Change Doesn’t Alter Politics, Study Says

Bryce Oates · Nov 14, 2019

Farmers see climate change as a business challenge, not a political cause that requires public action, according to a qualitative study in the Midwest.

Environment

Bring Back Grizzlies? Conservationists, Ranchers Split on Cascades Proposal

Bryce Oates · Nov 1, 2019

One plan would relocate grizzly bears from Montana or British Columbia to northern Washington . Conservationists say the North Cascades are great habitat for grizzlies, while some ranchers see things differently. “I don’t think I should…

Environment

Commentary: Rural Health Is Climate Health

Katy Backes Kozhimannil · Oct 25, 2019

Building a healthier rural America starts with addressing the health of our environment. Rural people should lead the way in helping us care for the land and water that sustain us.

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