rural economic development

Food insecurity in rural areas is getting worse, according to a recent study from the USDA. Last year, 18 million households didn’t have good access to food.

Washington will have to develop renewable energy projects to meet its carbon-free goals. A lot of that development will likely happen in rural areas. That’s why the state wants to hear from rural residents.

Officials and farmers report threats and intimidation in small Midwest communities that are considering solar and wind farms.

In Skagit County, a decades-old fight over water rights has come to ahead. County Commissioners are walking away from an agreement they saywas originally…

New numbers show the gap between the rich and poor has grown across the nation. But income inequality in the Northwest is lower than the national level.…

An effort in Olympia to broaden Washington’s renewable energy law is running into opposition.Green energy groups say the proposed change would weaken the…