A patchwork of definitions of rural versus urban areas has real consequences for communities seeking federal funding.

From chronic absenteeism and high suspensions to a lack of internet service and barriers to going to college, California's rural school districts face extraordinary challenges. For many, these ...

It’s right outside their door in places like upstate New York and California’s Central Valley ... much less philanthropic money than does urban northern New Jersey. One of the other reasons why rural ...

The urban-rural divide is a longtime ... founder of New California State, which has declared all the counties outside of Los Angeles, the Bay Area and Sacramento as independent and named him ...

Unlike wildfires, which typically ravage remote forests and rural areas, California's recent fires have brought urban devastation into sharp focus. And while the destruction of homes and ...

And according to Moorehead, that’s the biggest problem facing Texas right now: the state’s “wildland urban interface” (WUI) ...