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Stories about how places with conservative politics or pro-business attitudes are pioneering pragmatic sustainability.

Mark Oprea October 24, 2022 9 min read

In West Virginia, mining has long been a source of money, identity and pride. Now something new is on the horizon.

Anne Kniggendorf April 19, 2022 < 1

After a tornado, Greensburg, Kansas rebuilt as a shining example of red-state sustainability. It wants to be more than a curiosity.

Mark Oprea April 14, 2022 2 min read

A new kind of cash crop is turning gusty Iowa into a renewable energy juggernaut — and preserving a rural way of life.