This eastern North Carolina community wants worthwhile economic development. Instead, it could be getting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
Author Archives: Lyndsey Gilpin
Posted inCoal, Justice
Join us for a conversation in Eastern Kentucky
Local journalists, officials, and community leaders will discuss the media, the issues important to you, and the future of Appalachia.
Posted inClimate, Energy, Infrastructure, Justice, Land, Water
POWERLINES—Call for submissions
Examining the intersection of climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South.
Posted inDelta, Energy, Justice, Mississippi
Southern communities revitalize their connection to electric co-ops
A dearth in representation on co-op boards has left rural, black communities without a voice.
Posted inBlack Belt, Gulf Coast, Infrastructure, Justice
These lessons from rural Africa could help eradicate poverty-related tropical diseases in the U.S. South
Experts look to successes in developing nations to learn how to stop the spread of neglected tropical diseases in the U.S. South.
Posted inAlabama, Black Belt, Climate, Justice
The rural South’s invisible public health crisis
In the Black Belt and along the Gulf Coast, there’s a rise of poverty-related tropical diseases related to poor sewage infrastructure and climate change.