• The energy divide. In many ways, Colorado’s rural-urban divide boils down to energy. As the state races toward a "renewable ...

The research reveals that China’s digital village construction has a measurable effect on clean energy consumption inequality ...

Rural activists from over a dozen small communities were recently challenged by Deb Brown, author of “Save Your Small Town,” ...

President Trump landed in Texas Friday to visit areas ravaged by floods. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dianna Bryant about the challenges rural areas face in preparing for and responding to disasters.

Urban hospitals and large rural hospitals are able to make up for the losses from Medicare and Medicaid patients with what they can charge private insurers. Small rural hospitals can’t do that.

The House-passed bill cuts coverage for millions, leaving rural hospitals with more uninsured patients and mounting losses.

While loneliness was one of the most significant challenges of rural life, building a community provided both solutions and opportunities.

Pennsylvania officials and hospital groups warn that there could be dire consequences for Medicaid recipients when the tax and spending bill proposed by President Donald Trump becomes law.

The essence of artistic intervention in rural areas lies in shattering people's fixed understanding of rural culture. The art-rural dynamic is never a one-way street, but rather a reciprocal exchange.

The state of Connecticut has awarded a total of $10 million to eight of its rural communities for transportation infrastructure improvements.

This bill inflicts deep harm on essential community health and social safety-net programs, threatening the survival of rural hospitals and long-term care facilities.

Healthcare crisis impacts rural America as emergency rooms struggle with unpaid services, overcrowding and staff safety issues, while federal officials consider potential solutions ...