Audience: Rural

As energy issues dominate the media and public discourse, Power Your Community shows a path forward for building research-backed stories and narratives that can positively shift support for clean energy. Check out this case study for lessons learned on how the Power Your Community campaign built public support for clean energy siting projects in rural Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Through focus groups in three California communities — Orange and Ventura counties, the Central Valley, and the Central Coast — Data for Progress and the Reliable Grid Project examined Californians’ attitudes on the growing battery storage industry in the state. This research identified low existing awareness of battery storage projects among Californians, and high variability in views of battery storage’s potential to address the California grid’s most pressing challenges.

In Crockett County, the turbines generate more than just electricity. Money from NextEra supports the meals and events at senior center center, among other benefits. It all comes down to clever utilization of a section of the Texas tax code. As a way of attracting large projects like wind farms, the state offers companies a temporary property tax break — up to 10 years — in exchange for local investment. This Texas Abatement Act (also known as Section 312) means less tax revenue in the short term, but more dollars immediately flowing to community projects and programs like the senior center in Crockett.

This convergence session is designed to create meaningful connections and share practical tools for leaders in public and planetary health. Join us as we bring together our virtual and regional C&H PLC cohorts into a growing national community of practice.

Recent acts of violence and injustice—here in Minneapolis–St. Paul and in communities across the country—are not only social and political crises; they are health crises. As we navigate ongoing harm and uncertainty, it is essential that we care for ourselves and one another.

Lessons from Two Years of Storytelling in Rural America shares what happens when rigorous research meets relationship-based storytelling rooted in rural communities. Produced by Resource Rural in collaboration with the Climate Advocacy Lab, this report distills insights from more than 200 people-first stories across 41 states and two large-scale message tests with over 7,500 rural participants. Together, these learnings offer practical guidance for anyone working to build trust, understanding, and durable support for public investment in rural America.

Explore how communities can take care of each other’s needs equitably during a changing climate future.