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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

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Q&A: Dr. Holland Haynie on Rethinking Rural

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you see here? You can join the mailing list at

December 19, 2025

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Can Cows and Solar Power Coexist? We’re About to Find Out

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News. It is unusual to have a utility-scale

Q&A: Dr. Holland Haynie on Rethinking Rural

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

A Rural Calling: Yesica Ramirez

From March to May of 2006, millions of people took to the streets across the nation in protest of proposed changes to immigration policy, including making it a felony to be in

October 7, 2026

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In Rural Illinois, Solar Powered Ultrasound Helps Kill Toxic Algal Blooms

at a certain frequency of sound, the glass will break. The water treatment plant in Mattoon, Illinois where water from Lake Paradise is treated before being sent as drinking water to Mattoon

October 6, 2026

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