With little action at the national level on climate change, state and city officials are taking the lead – but by emphasizing local benefits.
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Republicans in Congress are working to kill an Obama administration rule that broadens public input into federal land use planning. Hunters, fishermen, hikers and environmental groups are opposed.
Nine out of 10 rural places experienced increases in diversity from 1990 to 2010. Data show a more diverse future is guaranteed across all of America, and there’s no going back.
‘Rural America’ is a deceptively simple term for a remarkably diverse collection of places. Understanding – and improving – these parts of the country is critical for all Americans.
Are you part of the 86 percent of Americans who do not live in rural America? Here’s why Trump’s choice to lead the USDA matters to you.
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Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
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Professor and Neustadt Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University
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Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
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Director of the Southern Rural Development Center & Professor of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University
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Professor of Natural Resource Ecology and Management; Co-director of the Bioeconomy Institute; Director C-CHANGE, Iowa State University
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Assistant Professor of History, University of Oregon
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Project Director, RTC: Rural, University of Montana
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Economic Development Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Penn State
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Professor of Environmental Science & Policy, University of North Dakota
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Director of the Drake Agricultural Law Center; Assistant Professor of Law, Drake University
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Professor of Educational Administration, Michigan State University
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Professor of Anthropology, The College of Wooster
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Director, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
