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Category: Black Belt

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

by Carly Berlin January 13, 2021January 14, 2022

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 inJustice

‘The people suffering have to have a seat at the table’: A Q&A with Catherine Flowers

by Lyndsey Gilpin December 29, 2020January 14, 2022

The activist and MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” winner discusses her new book and what she believes needs to happen to achieve sustainable and equitable infrastructure solutions for rural America.

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

by Carly Berlin and Lyndsey Gilpin October 29, 2020January 14, 2022

A state-by-state rundown of major races and ballot measures, plus resources to check out before heading to the polls.

Posted inAlabama, Black Belt, Climate, Delta, Economies, Energy, Georgia, Justice, Mississippi, North Carolina, Public Health

How Europe’s wood pellet appetite worsens environmental racism in the South

by Danielle Purifoy October 5, 2020January 14, 2022

An expanding wood pellet market in the Southeast has fallen short of climate and job goals—instead bringing air pollution, noise and reduced biodiversity in majority Black communities.

Posted inAlabama, Black Belt, Culture

Oral histories: 3 Alabama activists on their fight for environmental justice

by Julia Brock August 24, 2020January 14, 2022

A University of Alabama class interviews activists on their work before and during the pandemic.

Posted inAppalachia, Black Belt, Climate, Delta, Economies, Energy, Mid-South

Rural Resilience: What communities are learning from the fight against oil and gas pipelines

by Lyndsey Gilpin August 14, 2020January 14, 2022

Do you have questions about challenging pipeline projects? Ask us!

Posted inAtlantic Coast, Black Belt, Culture, Delta, Economies, Gulf Coast, Land, Mid-South, North Carolina

The longleaf pine was nearly wiped out 100 years ago. Can Southern landowners help it make a comeback?

by Riley Davis February 12, 2020January 14, 2022

The future of longleaf pine forests, which are critical to biodiversity, depends on landowners protecting and maintaining them through prescribed burning.

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