Kirk Siegler
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National
Rural hospitals received pandemic aid. What happens when the funds run out?
Rural health leaders warn that more hospital closures loom as federal pandemic relief money dries up. At the same time, there are concerns of a surge in hospitalizations due to the omicron variant.
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Why Biden's new public lands chief has to 'walk a line' on climate policy
President Biden is under pressure to end all fossil fuel development on federal land in order to fight the climate crisis, yet the influential industry still expects new drilling opportunities.
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National
Thriving Black-owned businesses "Righting the wrongs of the past" in rural Mississippi
In one of the poorest rural regions of the country's poorest state, a Black entreprenuer is helping Black owned businesses open and thrive even during the pandemic.
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National
This Colorado 'solar garden' is literally a farm under solar panels
The newly passed infrastructure bill could lead to a boom in solar production requiring a lot more land, including farmland. But research is showing solar panels might actually help grow some crops.
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National
Vaccinated seniors navigate life in mostly unvaccinated rural America
Vaccination rates in much of rural America remain low. But there's one consistent holdout demographic: seniors, many of whom remember lining up eagerly as children to get the polio vaccine.
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Politics
Native American tribes push to get Biden's infrastructure bill passed
Marking Indigenous Peoples' Day, tribes are calling on Congress to swiftly pass the infrastructure bill — which they say would begin to address historical inequities in Indian Country.
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National
From Valley of the Gods to an ancient Anasazi site, see the grandeur of Bears Ears
The Biden administration is restoring the original boundaries of two large national monuments in Utah - Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante.
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Politics
Senate confirms Biden's pick for Bureau of Land Management
After a prolonged and bitter nomination, the Senate has narrowly confirmed Tracy Stone-Manning to be the next U.S. public lands chief.
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National
Biden Tours Western Fire Center And Tells Firefighters, 'You Saved Lake Tahoe'
The president viewed the wildfire ravaged West Monday, to renew warnings about climate change its role in extreme weather and fire events.
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Environment
At A Shelter, Lake Tahoe Residents Fleeing A Massive Fire Wonder What's Next
An estimated 50,000 people have been evacuated as the Caldor Fire rages on. Shelters are filling up and hotel rooms are hard to find, leaving evacuees struggling to cope with the uncertainty.