Backfilling oil and gas canals could be a more affordable and immediate solution to restore damaged wetlands.
Category: Climate
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Disaster Recovery, Gulf Coast, Justice, Public Health
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: A Q&A with General Honoré
Fifteen years after the storm, the former leader of the Department of Defense’s response talks about his environmental advocacy work, disaster preparation, and 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
Do you have questions about challenging pipeline projects? Ask us!
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Gulf Coast, Housing, Louisiana
Too heartbreaking to leave, too expensive to stay: Louisiana coastal communities left in limbo
Disaster aid budgets are being stretched thin, leaving many people needing to elevate or sell their homes in limbo.
Posted inClimate, Delta, Food & Agriculture, Justice, Mississippi
Replanting roots in a Southern food desert
Farmers, activists and city planners nationwide are pivoting in light of the pandemic’s impact on food access. In Mississippi, that also means restoring a fraught connection with land.
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Disaster Recovery, Economies, Florida, Gulf Coast, Public Health, Water
‘Give us a break, Lord’: Amid active hurricane season, pandemic halts recovery in Florida two years after Michael
With federal money running out, slow rebuilds, and a lack of affordable housing, many Panhandle residents are vulnerable to this year’s storms.
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Public Health
Join us for a virtual event about rural resilience, climate change, and COVID-19
Join the Rural Assembly, The Daily Yonder, and Southerly for a conversation about how frontline communities are preparing for and adapting to climate change effects — and how the pandemic is impacting that work. It will livestream on the Daily Yonder’s YouTube page. Southerly editor Lyndsey Gilpin will moderate a panel of local experts from […]