Rural Areas – Page 7

Green Energy Casts a Shadow Over a Cherished English Landscape

Residents of East Anglia fear that planned power lines for offshore wind projects will blight their rural idyll.

By Stanley Reed

Biden, Joseph R Jr Computers and the Internet Federal Communications Commission Fiber Optics Law and Legislation Rural Areas

Billions to Connect Everyone to High-Speed Internet Could Still Fall Short

President Biden has promised to provide every American access to reliable high-speed internet. But some have raised concerns about whether the funds will achieve all of the administration’s goals.

By Madeleine Ngo

Computers and the Internet Rural Areas Solano County (Calif)

Where Tech Investors Are Buying Up Land, Locals Are Worried

In Solano County, Calif., longtime residents are both worried and baffled by an ambitious plan to build a city where there is now mostly farmland.

By Holly Secon

Barter Radio Rural Areas Tradio

Looking to Trade a Cat for a Burial Plot? Tune In to Tradio.

Instead of using Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace, some people in rural America call their local radio stations to buy, sell and barter goods.

By Sarah Baird