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  • Montana Losing Open Space

    Montana Losing Open Space

    Patricia Hernandez

    From 2000 to 2021, the number of single-family homes in Montana grew by more than 42 percent, and the popularity of large lots converted 1 million acres of undeveloped land to housing. Read more

  • Wildfire and Vulnerable Populations: Testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee

    Wildfire and Vulnerable Populations: Testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    Testimony on wildfires and vulnerable populations to a forum before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Read more

  • Explore COVID-19 unemployment by county

    Explore COVID-19 unemployment by county

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    As U.S. jobless claims reach historic levels from the coronavirus pandemic, find the latest county-level unemployment numbers. Read more

  • People are hungry: Food insecurity in America

    People are hungry: Food insecurity in America

    Janet Clark

    For millions of Americans experiencing food insecurity with low incomes, low food access, and no car, putting healthy food on the table is a logistical nightmare. Read more

  • The health and fiscal vulnerability of rural recreation counties

    The health and fiscal vulnerability of rural recreation counties

    Mark Haggerty

    Where rural recreation counties rely on public funding for health care, fiscal solutions should diversify the ways local governments can save and spend. Read more

  • Preparing for wildfires during a pandemic

    Preparing for wildfires during a pandemic

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    Managing wildfires during a pandemic will test the capacity of our first responders, but individual homeowners can take steps now to reduce wildfire risks. Read more

  • Seniors in counties without hospitals are at the greatest risk

    Seniors in counties without hospitals are at the greatest risk

    Megan Lawson, Ph.D.

    Nearly one in five U.S. counties has a higher-than-average share of seniors and no hospital beds. Read more

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