Science & Environment

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Empowering Rural Electric Co-ops with Renewable Energy
How $10.7 billion in the Inflation Reduction Act offers the largest investment since the New Deal for rural electrification.
Kristi Eaton

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Montana Youths Win Landmark Climate Case. How Will It Shape Energy Policy in the State?
Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press & Micah Drew, Flathead Beacon

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Appalachian Trout Struggle To Survive Climate Change
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians fear their tribal fisheries are under threat
Dan Chapman

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Rural Idaho County Thrives with Free Bus Service
While rural public transportation can be scarce, Bonner County has found a solution
Sydney Chamberlain

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Cherokee Push for Dam Removal to Restore Fish Populations
A victory for wildlife on North Carolina's Oconaluftee River
Daniel Walton

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Extreme Drought Threatens Farmers’ Livelihoods and Rural Economy
The signs of a changing climate harbinger hard times for agricultural communiities in the Great Plains and the Midwest
Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch

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Three Ways to Stop the Pollution of Iowa’s Water
A University of Iowa researcher has a solution to the decades-long degradation of the state's water quality
Chris Jones

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Uprooting Invasive Plants Across America
The Weed Wrangle movement invites people to pull together.
Maggie Gigandet

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Canadian ‘Super Pigs’ Threaten Minnesota. How Will the State Respond?
Experts say once a feral swine population is established, it’s nearly impossible to remove.
Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest
Environment
May 3, 2023
Rural Women Are Leading the Conversation on Climate Justice
An interview with Mallory McDuff, author of Love Your Mother: 50 States, 50 Stories, and 50 Women United for Climate Justice
Daniel Walton

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Environment
April 21, 2023
Five Myths About Wild Horses in the West
Despite Bureau of Land Management claims, wild horses do not damage the ecosystems of the American West
Chad Hanson

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Environment
April 17, 2023
Five Native Groups Have Established Rights of Nature
"For Ho-Chunk, rights of nature has always been around.”
Craig M. Kauffman & Pamela L. Martin

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