Roundup: November 1, 2021
Recent Publications
Stephanie Sowl, Rachel A. Smith, and Michael G. Brown (all Iowa State, Education) published Rural College Graduates: Who Comes Home? in Rural Sociology.
Alyssa Soucy, Sandra De Urioste-Stone, Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, and Aaron Weiskittel (all University of Maine, Forest Resources) published Drivers of Climate Change Risk Perceptions Among Diverse Forest Stakeholders in Maine, USA in Society & Natural Resources.
Grete Gansauer and Julia Haggerty (both Montana State, Earth Sciences) published Beyond City Limits: Infrastructural Regionalism in Rural Montana, USA in Territory, Politics, Governance.
The USDA Economic Research Service recently published a report on the impact of SNAP on rural and urban economies in the aftermath of the Great Recession.
News & Commentary
Beth Macy, the author of Dopesick, recently discussed her 2018 bestselling book on the opioid epidemic and related Hulu series in an interview with NPR’s Michel Martin.
Mike Seely published Rural America’s Roads Might Resemble Cuba in 20 Years in the New York Times. The article discusses the future of vehicles in rural America as the nation shifts to electric vehicles. Lisa Pruitt (UC-Davis, Law) discusses this article and more in a post on Legal Ruralism.
All Things Considered recently included a report by Seth Bodine on how the boom of cannabis growers in Oklahoma is straining rural utilities.
Aallyah Wright published Bus Driver Shortage Stresses Rural School Districts in Stateline.
Events & Recordings
Recordings of the Rural Women Everywhere conference, a “two-day event celebrating the voices, contributions, and leadership of women across the countryside” hosted by Rural Assembly, are available here.
The EPA is planning 10 virtual regional roundtables as it considers rulemaking to rewrite the “waters of the United States” rule under the Clean Water Act. Todd Neeley published a piece with more details on DTN.