Quick hits: Gray TV stations' series explores rural issues; clean energy passed coal as electricity source in 2020

Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at heather.chapman@uky.edu.

A new investigative journalism project from Gray Television's local stations is exploring the extent of rural disparities in Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, starting with health. Read more here.

The Interior Department has reversed a Trump-era policy that sought to restrict which scientific research its employees could use in making decisions and rules. Read more here.

Renewable energy pulled ahead of coal as an electricity generation source for the first time in 2020. Read more here.

Op-ed says rural Americans are the future of the clean-energy economy, and policymakers must catch up. Read more here.

Relevant for rural areas that rely on tourism: a look at how bad the numbers were for tourism in 2020. Read more here.

A webinar series held on Tuesday evenings in March offers guidance on managing the everyday stressors of rural life. Read more here.

Here's a good backgrounder with updated information about rural emergency medical services and trauma. Read more here.