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The District of Columbia-based American Institute of Architects is offsetting greenhouse gas emissions from a major renovation with a $500,000 donation that will cover the cost of solar panels on an estimated 72 homes.

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Civic Life

How Infrastructure Funding Is Bringing High-Speed Internet to Hard-to-Reach Places

Nhatt Nichols, The Daily Yonder
March 7, 2023

A fresh round of funds was pumped into the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect Broadband project when the infrastructure bill passed a year ago. That investment is bringing connectivity to some of the most rugged and remote corners of the country.

Crew members perform an inspection at one of First Solar’s Ohio manufacturing plants. Credit: First Solar / Courtesy of Energy News Network.

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Environment & Sustainability

Made-in-Ohio solar panels benefit from federal incentives, supply chain politics

Kathiann M. Kowalski, Energy News Network
March 3, 2023

About two decades after cadmium telluride solar panels were commercialized in Ohio, the maturing technology is finding momentum thanks in part to its domestic manufacturing and supply chain.

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Civic Life

Is Rural America Growing Again? Recent Data Suggests Yes

Sarah Melotte, The Daily Yonder
February 14, 2023

Despite unprecedented Covid-19-related death rates, rural America shows population growth after a decade of decline.

"Pittsburgh skyline" by US Department of State is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

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Environment & Sustainability

How Pittsburgh found a secret climate weapon in ‘the thrilling world of municipal budgeting’

Claire Elise Thompson, Grist
February 10, 2023

Even cash-strapped cities have money for climate action. They just need to spend it better.

An Eastern Kentucky family anticipates life in their new home (Photo courtesy of Housing Development Alliance).

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Environment & Sustainability

Finding ‘Higher Ground’: Locally-led Movement Works Toward a Just Housing Recovery in Eastern Kentucky

Kim Kobersmith, The Daily Yonder
February 9, 2023

The urgent need for housing assistance in flood stricken Appalachian communities reveals the severe limitations of the nation’s response and support systems. Community groups are stepping up to help.

Josh Landry installs fiber-optic cable in Dedham, Maine, as part of a broadband project that is putting in 60 miles of cable in the town of 1,600. (Photo by Carolyn Campbell)

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Economic Development

Running Fiber-Optic Cable to Rural Communities Is Part of Maine’s Ambitious Broadband Plan

Carolyn Campbell, The Daily Yonder
January 26, 2023

Maine’s governor has pledged that everyone in the state who wants high-speed internet will be able to get it by the end of 2024. In just one small, Down East town, that means installing 60 miles of fiber-optic cable.

Students rally for fossil fuel-free energy at the University of California, San Diego. Erik Jepsen/UCSD

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Environment & Sustainability

3 Reasons Local Climate Activism is More Powerful than People Realize

Adam Aron, The Conversation
January 9, 2023

Research and history suggest that local action is more powerful than many people believe.

The Allen family at an official switch-throwing ceremony at their home in Cleveland on Dec. 16. Credit: Kathiann M. Kowalski

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Environment & Sustainability

Cleveland Pilot Project Provides Rooftop Solar for Low-Income Residents

Kathiann M. Kowalski, Energy News Network
January 3, 2023

Data from the project will document savings and could help get more funding for solar energy in neighborhoods that have historically been left behind.

Master Garderner’s Nate Picken, Frank Amaro along with Pembroke Kentucky Mayor, Judy Peterson help Avery Grace select trees to be planted at Pembroke School. (Photo by Toni Riley)

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Trees

Trees Bring Hope, Healing, and a Look to the Future for Western Kentucky Tornado Victims

Toni Riley, The Daily Yonder
December 27, 2022

A tree grower joins forces with a local organization to replant some of the trees lost in Kentucky during tornadoes of late 2021.

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Environment & Sustainability

That empty space next to highways? Put solar panels on it.

Emily Jones, Grist
December 20, 2022

Roadside solar fields across the country could power up to 12 million electric vehicles.

Official graphic for the "Reimagine Rural" podcast. (Source: Brookings Institution)

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Civic Life

New Podcast Highlights Transformations Taking Place In Rural America

Kristi Eaton, The Daily Yonder
December 13, 2022

“Reimagine Rural” from the Brookings Institution showcases communities across America that are in the midst of renewal.

One of the electric tractor models offered by Soletrac. (Source: Soletrac Facebook)

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Environment & Sustainability

Push for Electric Ag Equipment in Oregon is Led by Independent Groups

Claire Carlson, The Daily Yonder
December 6, 2022

With volatility being an integral part of farming, electric ag equipment could bring some predictability to farmers’ energy use and consumption, say experts.

University of Wyoming student Taryn Brooke Bradley interviews Colorado ranchers Penny and Cal Howe. (Adlynn Jamaludin)

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UW student project aims to spur climate change conversations

Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com
October 1, 2022

New website features local voices to help encourage people to take part in conversations about a changing environment.

The Comic Gallery climbing area at Pictured Rocks County Park in Indiana before the trail project in July 2022. (Photo by John Klein/Jones County Conservation)

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Environment & Sustainability

A Delicate Balance – Marrying Recreation and Preservation in Iowa

Rachel Cramer, The Daily Yonder
September 22, 2022

Local climbing coalition and authorities found a way to collaborate and keep access to a popular climbing area and preserve the environment.

Matt Newlin is a rural higher education consultant and speaker, and host of the podcast The Rural College Student Experience. (Photo provided.)

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Colleges & Universities

Q&A: How to Support Rural Students Pursuing Higher Education

Lane Wendell Fischer, The Daily Yonder
July 22, 2022

Matt Newlin is a higher education consultant and founder of the podcast The Rural College Student Experience. He advocates for rural students pursuing college.