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Several people work together in a freshly tilled field on land owned by El Futuro Es Nuestro on a clear, sunny day; one man in the foreground bends over a white bucket while others stand or kneel along the rows with shovels and tools, trees and a mobile home are in the background.

Environmental Health

Migrant workers, advocates work to get ready for long, hot summer

by Will Atwater May 27, 2026June 12, 2026

A modern hospital sits over a mountain town.

In quest for more beds, Mission plans to keep staff lean, CON application shows

by Asheville Watchdog May 16, 2026May 15, 2026

Christina Schnabel talks about her family’s experience with the Healthy Opportunities Pilot in a scene from the documentary “The Root of Good Health.”

After a pioneering program was spiked, NC organizations build a new path forward

by Jaymie Baxley May 13, 2026May 18, 2026

Gravestones line a cemetery surrounded by trees and well-manicured grass.

Report: “Deaths of despair” decline nationwide, but still more prevalent in Appalachia

by Daily Yonder May 10, 2026May 10, 2026

A group of local officials, health care workers, and community members stand outside a building during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new behavioral health urgent care center. A banner above the entrance reads “Welcome” with Southeastern Integrated Care and Trillium Health Resources logos, as several people hold green ribbon and scissors at the entrance.

Behavioral health urgent care set to open in Robeson County

by BorderBelt April 26, 2026April 24, 2026

A woman stands at a microphone reading from a paper during a public meeting, while three officials sit at a table facing the audience; several attendees are seated in the foreground, and a row of international flags lines the wall behind the panel.

Proposed industrial wastewater rules ‘completely inadequate’

by Coastal Review Online April 19, 2026May 6, 2026