Over 1,500 new data centers are in development nationwide. Most will be built in rural areas, particularly the South and ...

According to a 2025 article published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the share of residents at prime working ...

Community leaders, residents, and USDA Rural Development representatives gather in Loveland, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2024. RD's Community Facilities program allowed them to break ground on a new, ...

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a road map for increasing access to science, technology, engineering, and math education opportunities and ...

The Department of Agriculture will not be shy about asking Congress for help on cybersecurity and IT, the agency’s undersecretary for rural development nominee told senators Wednesday. Smith co-signed ...

Data centers are rapidly sprouting across America, with technology companies spending billions to build thousands of facilities nationwide. Rural areas in particular have seen a surge in development ...

Lake County and several of its municipalities have begun discussions to create ‘no annexation zones’ within the county’s Rural Protection Areas that would strengthen development controls over those ...

Three environmental groups sued federal agencies over a Collier County development, citing threats to the Florida panther.

This web-based tool 16 integrates US Department of Agriculture RUCA codes with census tract data and electronic health record systems, meeting NIH HEAL Initiative Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, ...

In a crucial decision in the interest of farmers in rural areas, the Madhya Pradesh BJP government on Wednesday doubled the ...