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No place has been hit harder by the California drought than Tulare County in the San Joaquin Valley. By now, most Americans have read or heard stories about residential wells going dry in the county’s rural towns, such as East Porterville, Orosi and Cutler. But it has remained unclear how water shortages are affecting people in these towns. How do they cope without running water in their kitchens and bathrooms? How has this affected their physical health and mental well-being? (Deeply, 6/16)

Teen pregnancy and birth rates are at “historic lows” in Minnesota, University of Minnesota researchers reported this week. But youth who are LGBT, from rural areas and/or are from populations of color are “disproportionately impacted,” said the report from the U’s Healthy Youth Development-Prevention Research Center. (Lundy, 6/16)

From looking at health data, it would be easy to conclude that Lyndhurst and Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood are on opposite sides of the globe, their populations separated by vast differences in climate and proximity to modern health care. After all, a new study shows, the life expectancy of a baby born in Glenville is 12 years shorter than one born in Lyndhurst. (Ross, 6/16)