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Friday, December 04, 2015

Senate passes measures to fund broadband in Appalachia, increase lending to rural areas

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The Senate this week passed legislation that will help bring broadband to Appalachia. The five-year transportation bill includes the ARC Hig...

Map shows high rate of U.S. gun ownership; nation home to as high as 50% of civilian owned guns

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Mass shootings in Colorado and California have once again opened up the debate about access to firearms, with critics calling for stricter g...

Maine to no longer publicly disclose details about rail shipments of crude oil through the state

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Officials in Maine announced this week that they will no longer publicly disclose details about shipments of crude oil by rail through the...

Region with nation's highest methane emissions collects 25,000 signatures in support of regulations

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Environmentalist joined local activists in southern Colorado "to express support for proposed Environmental Protection Agency regul...

Congress rejects proposal to restore $3 billion cuts to crop insurance program

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The Senate on Thursday rejected a proposed effort to restore $3 billion in cuts to the crop insurance program, Philip Brasher reports for ...

Former Massey Energy CEO convicted of conspiring to violate mine safety and health standards

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Don Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy Co. , "was convicted Thursday by a federal jury of conspiring to violate mine safety...

Oklahoma earthquakes force 7 more disposal wells to be shut down, another 66 to reduce volumes

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Oklahoma regulators have responded to another rash of earthquakes by ordering seven disposal wells to be shut down, Mike Soraghan reports f...
Thursday, December 03, 2015

House passes revision to No Child Left Behind law, allowing states to set own goals

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The House today approved a revision to the No Child Left Behind law (NCLB), giving more control to states, a positive move for rural and ...

Advocates fighting the stigma of reporting sexual assault and domestic violence in rural South Dakota

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Fear of being exposed as a victim of sexual assault and domestic violence has led many women in South Dakota to fail to report crimes, Casey...

Clean coal project in rural Mississippi two years behind schedule, over budget by $4.7 billion

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A rural Mississippi power plant that is now at least two years behind schedule of opening was supposed to show "the world how to bur...

The Leapfrog Group's top hospitals list includes 24 rural hospitals, 6 in Maine

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The Leapfrog Group has selected 24 rural hospitals—including six from Maine—for its list of 2015 Top Hospitals , "a coveted list of ...

Rider blocking Waters of the U.S. rule a sticking point in budget talks

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Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said a policy rider included in negotiations for the omnibus budget bill that would block implementation of the Oba...
Wednesday, December 02, 2015

Enrollment opens for USDA land conservation fund program for farmers

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Farmers can begin enrolling in the U.S. Department of Agriculture 's Conservation Reserve Program , which "pays a yearly rental pa...

Rural providers should be required to participate in federal pay-for-performance programs, says report

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"Rural providers should be required to participate in federal pay-for-performance programs, but the measurements should reflect rural p...

Central Appalachia struggling to survive decline of coal industry

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The declining coal industry is ravaging some Central Appalachian towns, reports The Associated Press . "West Virginia is the only st...

Anti-obesity group with ties to Coca-Cola disbanding; group has promoted drinking soda

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An anti-obesity group with ties to Coca-Cola is disbanding over scrutiny that the group's views were heavily influenced by the soda m...

Wyoming releases draft proposal to stop deadly disease affecting deer, elk and moose

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Wyoming officials have released a draft proposal to help stop the spread of chronic wasting disease, a neurological disease that is almost a...
Tuesday, December 01, 2015

USDA Rural America at a Glance report has data on employment, population, poverty, education

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Employment in rural areas is on the rise, according to Rural America at a Glance , an annual report by the Economic Research Service of the ...

New diabetes cases in the U.S. are on the decline; first substantial decline in 25 years

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For the first time in decades, diabetes cases in the U.S. are on the decline, Sabrina Tavernise reports for The New York Times . In 2014, th...

Wells Fargo & Co. and Morgan Stanley to decrease coal investments

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Wells Fargo & Co. and Morgan Stanley "are the latest banks to announce limits to coal mine and power plant financing," Manuel...