The winter storm revealed the fragility of rural and urban water systems. Biden’s new infrastructure plan could help improve them — but it’s only a start.
Category: Atlantic Coast
Posted inAtlantic Coast, Energy, Florida, Gulf Coast, Land, Water
Biden’s pause on new oil and gas leases may not apply in this Everglades preserve
An oil company wants to drill in Big Cypress National Preserve. Laws over mineral rights have complicated the fight to stop it.
Posted inAtlantic Coast, Food & Agriculture, Justice, North Carolina, Public Health, Water
‘We all feel targeted’: Rural N.C. community pushes back against landfill, hog farms
Home-grown and statewide organizers, scholars, and scientists are calling attention to the sheer amount of environmental hazards near Snow Hill that threaten air and water quality
Posted inAtlantic Coast, Black Belt, Climate, COVID-19, Gulf Coast, Justice, Mid-South, Public Health, Water
The key environmental policy priorities for the South, according to experts
Community leaders, lawyers, and advocates throughout the region discuss what they see as the most urgent economic, environmental, and racial justice issues to tackle in the new administration.
Posted inAtlantic Coast, Climate, COVID-19, Florida, Justice, Public Health, Water
Racing the sea: Miami Beach’s housing crisis worsened by climate change
Nonprofits and city planners are working to create more affordable housing, but they’re up against legislation that rewards rampant development.
Posted inAtlantic Coast, COVID-19, Food & Agriculture, Immigration, Justice, North Carolina, Public Health
Farmworkers left behind by broken labor and disaster aid systems
A hurricane season on top of a pandemic showed how farmworkers in North Carolina are susceptible to dangerous conditions on the job.
Posted inAppalachia, Atlantic Coast, Black Belt, Climate, COVID-19, Delta, Energy, Gulf Coast, Justice, Mid-South, Public Health
Election 2020: The stakes are high for climate, environmental justice, and energy in the South
A state-by-state rundown of major races and ballot measures, plus resources to check out before heading to the polls.