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Deep in Coal Country, Miners With Black Lung Say Government Is Suffocating the ‘Working Man’

This story was originally published by AP News. Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory therapist’s face softens and shines with pride. But keep her talking,

November 17, 2025

by Daily Yonder

In Louisiana, Land Along the Coast Is Disappearing

Louisiana’s land is disappearing for many reasons: rising sea levels, erosion, wetland degradation, and more frequent severe storms all contributed to a loss of more than 2,000 square miles of coastline between 1932 and 2015, according to estimates from the

November 17, 2025

by Daily Yonder

A Nation of Neighbors: Takeaways From a Fellowship Studying Immigration in Rural America

My colleague Smmo Ozawa and I spent the past year recording oral histories about immigration in

Commentary: An Exhibit of Queer and Evangelical Appalachian Art Speaks to Our Political Moment

What do queer Appalachians and a serpent-handling preacher have in common? More than you might think.

Under Trump, the Department of Agriculture Has Ditched Conservation and Climate Efforts

the single biggest obstacle for people who aspire to grow crops or raise animals but can’t afford the soaring cost of acreage.

June 8, 2026

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Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules Force States To Scrap Plans and Rework Systems

less than seven months before states must start enforcing the requirement — will be costly.

June 8, 2026

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Q&A: Author Joe Bond

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder.

June 5, 2026

National

Yonder Radio: Pride Month, Birthright Citizenship, and Rural Metal Music

Every week, Yonder Radio brings rural conversations with national reach to listeners around the country. This week, we start off with a conversation with reporter Kaitlyn McConnell about a small town in

June 5, 2026

National

Sandhill Cranes Bring Tourists to Rural Colorado, but Drought Threatens Both Wildlife and Business

It was sunset in early March and a chirping sound echoed across the fields of the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado.

June 4, 2026

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Bringing Lung Cancer Screening to Rural Minnesota

A new research project in Minnesota hopes to save lives in rural parts of the state by increasing the number of people who recommend lung screening.

June 3, 2026

National

Texas Republicans Have a Data Center Problem

caught in the middle — have offered mixed opinions about data center development amid calls from city and county leaders to give them more freedom to regulate the facilities.

June 2, 2026

National

Rural Newsrooms at the Frontlines of the Big Bend Wall

In early 2026, the Trump administration quietly advanced plans to build more than 100 miles of steel border wall through the remote Big Bend region, a rural area in Far West Texas

June 1, 2026

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Commentary: Wilderness

This story was originally published by Independently Speaking.

May 29, 2026

National

Yonder Radio: Dry Farming, Data Center Regulation, and Adventures on the Open Road

Every week, Yonder Radio brings rural conversations with national reach to listeners around the country. We start out talking to Daily Yonder reporter Julia Tilton about Sangamon County, Illinois, where the county

May 29, 2026

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