With Florida Keys economy at a standstill from COVID-19, fishing guides worry about how to make a living
Recreational fishing plays a massive role in Florida’s tourism economy.
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‘There’s going to be something better for him’: Former Blackjewel miners reflect on changes in coal country
A chaotic coal company bankruptcy last year left a father and son out of work. Months later, they say getting out of the industry was a blessing.
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Still rebuilding after Hurricane Michael, the Florida Panhandle responds to COVID-19
Local officials and nonprofits are working together to address residents’ safety during the pandemic, which may coincide with hurricane season.
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How Louisiana’s oil and gas industry uses prison labor
Incarcerated people are often dispatched to help clean up disaster sites or assigned to work in the industries that fuel climate change.
This Tennessee community is keeping a federal utility under pressure to clean up coal ash
Southern states and utilities are finally starting to reach agreements to clean up coal ash sites — but experts say the TVA lags far behind.
Inside the fight to give Florida rivers legal rights
A network of environmentalists has helped more than a dozen counties and cities introduce “rights of nature,” but the movement faces pushback from lawmakers and lobbyists.
Floods inundating Appalachian communities are ‘public health nightmares’
Residents say flooding emergencies highlight the urgency of long-overlooked regional needs like infrastructure investment.
The longleaf pine was nearly wiped out 100 years ago. Can Southern landowners help it make a comeback?
The future of longleaf pine forests, which are critical to biodiversity, depends on landowners protecting and maintaining them through prescribed burning.