How environmental justice is shaping a new civil rights movement in the South
By focusing on local communities, public health, and economic development, activists start to move the needle on climate change in the South.
In the Black Belt, a template for fixing failing sewage infrastructure
Collaborations between activists, researchers, engineers, and local governments spur ideas for wastewater improvements in rural communities.
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.
Southern soil, artificial oyster reefs, & new national monuments
There is a wall in the Legacy Museum in Montgomery lined with dozens of jars of soil gathered from the sites of lynchings around the country. Each is…
Alabama’s narrow election, the sewer system crisis, & a new national park
Most of the country is still exhaling after seeing the results of Alabama’s special election on Tuesday night. Democrat Doug Jones narrowly defeated Republican Roy Moore—49.92 percent…