Air-polluting microplastics have been found in rural environments in greater quantities than in urban locations, researchers ...

"There is a sentimentalism in America about 'the country' as a place to live," says Mr. Will W. Alexander in a report on rural housing. "Fresh air, the minds of many of our people—is particularly city ...

Janet Simoneaux, 68, retired to Lake Como in rural Putnam County before a biosolids company announced plans to dump nearby.

Rural voters in the American West have a strong commitment to environmental protections and conservation, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Wyoming, Duke University and ...

Children raised in rural environments who spend a lot of time outdoors with some exposure to animals grow to have better regulated immune systems than children living in urban environments, a new ...

Many cities in the United States are expanding and are incorporating areas that contain environments with which city fire department personnel are inexperienced. Expanding cities typically incorporate ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Exposure to environmental factors early in life may impact immune system development. A better understanding of ...

The deep divide between rural and urban communities is a polarization that has been exemplified by coronavirus, climate change and economic despair. It is estimated that approximately 60 million ...

Child Welfare, Vol. 81, No. 5, SPECIAL ISSUE: The Crisis in Rural Child Welfare (September/October 2002), pp. 791-819 (29 pages) An "organization-in-environment" perspective can help researchers ...