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Julia Tilton

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Julia Tilton reports on climate and energy for The Daily Yonder and is a multimedia producer for the Center for Rural Strategies. Julia previously worked on NASA’s Curious Universe podcast, and her reporting has been featured in a host of local, regional and national news outlets from Alaska to Mexico. Julia graduated from Vanderbilt with a degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences. She grew up in southern New Hampshire and is partial to the mountains and forests of the Northeast.
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How a Data Center Derailed $240,000 for Affordable Housing in Rural Maine

June 18, 2026 | Julia Tilton

In rural Midcoast Maine, nearly one-quarter of $1 million in federal money earmarked for housing was rescinded from a small town after local officials sought to use the funds for a data center.