At the 2009 National Rural Assembly, environmental justice (EJ) was raised as a critical issue for rural America. To explore these issues for the June 2011 Rural Assembly, telephone interviews were conducted with 22 representatives from government agencies, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and rural communities throughout the country. In addition, 20 responses to a national survey were received and compiled. The analysis and synthesis of these results provide the main content for this report.
Drawing Resilience: Casey Orr
March 5, 2026
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Photographer Casey Orr has been documenting the ways people find each other, and themselves, through how they present themselves to the world her entire career. Her current project focuses on rural young people in northern England and eastern Washington State.
