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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.

As Illinois Lawmakers Debate POWER Act, Concerns about Data Centers Spill Into Rural Communities

On a Monday night in late April, nearly 100 people gathered in a public library conference room in Bloomington, Illinois.

May 26, 2026

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Q&A: Anna Nelson on Food Security at Home and Abroad

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

May 22, 2026

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Yonder Radio: Data Centers vs. Affordable Housing, Veteran Support, and Rural Faith

Every week, Yonder Radio brings rural conversations with national reach to listeners around the country. We begin this week with more data center coverage as reporter Julia Tilton explains how nearly a

May 22, 2026

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45 Degrees North: Before You Need 911

I didn’t intend to call 911 recently.

May 21, 2026

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Commentary: After the Servers Go Dark

documented in Socioeconomic Impacts from Nuclear Power Plant Closure and Decommissioning—offers a valuable framework for those who may consider hosting new digital infrastructure. While data centers differ significantly from nuclear power plants

May 20, 2026

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Action to Support Community Health Will Raise the Rails of the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

This article contains references to suicide.

May 20, 2026

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Border Wall Plans Threaten Rural Infrastructure and Cross-Border Life in Big Bend

Federal plans to build a steel border wall across remote stretches of West Texas are now taking shape in the Big Bend region, despite a lack of federal transparency surrounding the project.

May 20, 2026

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Proposed Bill Would Stop Eminent Domain for Carbon Dioxide Pipelines in Illinois

When central Illinois farmer Steve Hess found out that his community had won a fight against Navigator CO2 Ventures, a Dallas, Texas-based company building a pipeline to transport carbon dioxide across the

May 19, 2026

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Proposed Transmission Line in Central Texas Leaves No Community Unscathed

or out—of its path.

May 18, 2026

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Yonder Radio: Rural Medicine, Kansas Filmmaking, and a Fly Fishing Comedian

Every week, Yonder Radio brings rural conversations with national reach to listeners around the country. This time, we begin by talking with Jim Checkel.

May 15, 2026

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