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Author Archives: Lyndsey Gilpin

Posted inAlabama, Black Belt, Climate, Justice

The rural South’s invisible public health crisis

by Lyndsey Gilpin July 5, 2018January 14, 2022

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.

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