The flood is forcing generationally rural communities to undergo sudden and severe growth spurts. Farm roads have become makeshift freeways. Towns with a few hundred residents in the early 2000s are ...

Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers continues to do a lot of great work in his position. His draft 2024 Comprehensive Plan is well done; his work on behavioral health, affordable housing and early ...

Last year, Orange County voters overwhelmingly passed a charter amendment to protect that booming county’s remaining rural lands. The rural boundary measure received 73% of the vote. A big win. In ...

A joint town hall and community conversation united several Prince William civic and environmental groups at Sweeney Barn in Manassas this week to explore preservation strategies for the area's rural ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — South Carolina is growing, but not all growth is good. At least that is what Leon Kolankiewicz, anenvironmental scientist withNumbersUSA and lead author of "From Sea to ...

Over the past 15 years, Deschutes County has rezoned nearly 3,000 acres of farmland for luxury housing and industrial projects — more than any other Oregon county. In just the last three years, more ...

Indian River County could lose 3.4% of its 167,396 acres of farmland. St. Lucie County could lose 7.4% of its 165,667 acres of farmland. Martin County could lose 2.2% of its 179,342 acres of farmland.

CULPEPER, Va. — Culpeper National Cemetery, on the edge of this rural town’s historic center, has for more than 150 years been the final resting place for about 1,300 Union soldiers killed in the ...

When Chad Raines took over his family’s Texas cotton farm in 2008, he thought the going would be easy. That’s because their first year was relatively profitable — but the success was short-lived. “The ...

LANDER - Rural development is a rapidly growing phenomenon throughout the country, more so in the West and especially so around scenic mountain communities. Perhaps most notable around destination ...