Local farmers race against corporations for Arizona’s groundwater

Arizona’s driest regions have become a battleground for an increasingly limited groundwater supply. Out-of-state companies, drawn to Arizona by cheap land and lax water pumping regulations, have spent decades over-mining the state’s groundwater.

New report sheds light on LGBT rural Americans’ experiences

The Movement Advancement Project conducted a landmark study that explores the unique challenges of LGBT people of color who live in rural communities.

Sens. Durbin and Braun put forth plan for Office of Rural Economic Investment

Last month, Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced legislation that would create a new department within the federal government.

UCLA undergoing largest analysis of California water in history

A landmark analysis of California water systems is being undertaken by the University of California, Los Angeles, Luskin Center for Innovation. Scholars and civil leaders have secured a $3 million contract with the California State Water Resources Board for the study.

Rural school in Oregon takes on the best academies in the nation

A rural high school with barely 350 students is outranking many of the best schools in the nation.