#RuralCommunities could be destroyed if #UK signs #US #TradeDeal, says former #food tsar | #Farming | The Guardian
This would be too high a price to pay to avoid the #TrumpTariffs.
Rural energy dialogue: Advancing the #CleanIndustrialDeal in rural areas [Advocacy Lab Content]: #Ruralcommunities are not just energy consumers, they are increasingly important contributors to Europe’s industrial and energy ecosystem. https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/special_report/rural-energy-dialogue-advancing-the-clean-industrial-deal-in-rural-areas/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it
Renewable liquid gas could transform rural energy market [Advocacy Lab Content]: With #CleanIndustrialDeal support, the rural energy market could be transformed, and Horizon projects could help showcase #ruralcommunities’ contribution to the energy grid. https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/news/renewable-liquid-gas-could-transform-rural-energy-market/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it
Trump voters rewarded with billions for new clean energy projects (shocker!)
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/13/usda-strikes-again-6-billion-for-rural-clean-energy-projects/
Trump voters rewarded with billions for new clean energy projects (shocker!)
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/13/usda-strikes-again-6-billion-for-rural-clean-energy-projects/
#McColl, #SouthCarolina's entire #police force has resigned, claiming the town council created a hostile work environment, made “significant cuts” to funding.
Well, duh. It's a piss poor #rural town of 2,023 residents w/a median income of ~$36K & a declining population.
https://www.wral.com/story/a-south-carolina-town-s-entire-police-force-has-resigned/21739294/
#SCOTUS takes up govt’s appeal of a decision invalidating the Universal Service Fund (#USF), a $9B annual federal subsidy aimed at providing affordable #telecommunications services to rural & low-income #consumers.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5005246-supreme-court-telecom-subsidy/
Across the country, Alberta posts an interactive map showing diversions, while Ontario is experiencing a similar issue in #RuralCommunities.” #RuralHealth (4/4)
“Kornelsen said those patients also face higher social costs, including social isolation, the lack of community support and the lack of culturally-appropriate care for Indigenous patients.
Kornelsen acknowledged that in most cases, there simply isn’t the capacity to provide complex specialized care in #RuralCommunities, but that doesn’t mean those patients don’t deserve help.” 3/3
400 US farmers to carry wind power torch
#wind #windpower #windenergy #windturbines #cleanenergy #cleanpower #greenenergy #renewableenergey #farms #farmers #farming #agriculture #agribusiness #us #unitestates #energy #rural #ruraldevelopment #ruralcommunities #sdg7
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/03/01/400-us-farmers-enlisted-in-new-rural-wind-power-smackdown/
400 US farmers to carry wind power torch
#wind #windpower #windenergy #windturbines #cleanenergy #cleanpower #greenenergy #renewableenergey #farms #farmers #farming #agriculture #agribusiness #us #unitestates #energy #rural #ruraldevelopment #ruralcommunities #sdg7
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/03/01/400-us-farmers-enlisted-in-new-rural-wind-power-smackdown/
Rural communities are considering collective relocation as a means to deal with worsening climate disasters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/02/24/climate-change/collective-relocation-japan-rural-communty/ #environment #climatechange #depopulation #ruralcommunities
The Index of Deep Disadvantage ranks US counties and cities based on the complexity of a person's life chances being hindered by multiple circumstances. The most disadvantaged places were primarily rural, with many having majority Black or Hispanic populations. These regions share themes of unequal schooling, violence, public corruption, and structural racism embedded in government programs. #DeepDisadvantage #RuralCommunities #StructuralRacism
Rural solar opponents rolled by new $1 billion rural solar plan
#usda #ruraldevelopment #rural #ruralamerica #ruralcommunities #solar #solarpower #solarenergy #renewableenergy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #energy #agriculture #farming
https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2023/rural-clean-energy-revival/774951
Hi!
I'm involved in the hiring of some great #jobs at #HighCountryNews. We're seeking our next #RuralCommunities fellow + talented writers to join our intern cohort for our #Indigenous Affairs, #Southwest + #Northwest teams.
Interns/fellows write stories at the intersection of people and place. $2,500/month + work-from-home stipend. Fellow salary is slightly higher w/a 
4-DAY WORK WEEK
Fellow deadline 4/21: https://classifieds.hcn.org/denver/internships/virginia-spencer-davis-fellowship/AC1E02C40779f1E9E9ylFB27E57A
Internships deadline 4/14: https://classifieds.hcn.org/denver/employment-education/high-country-news-editorial-interns/AC1E0158075ab14591Ok947EB485
Apply!
