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.