Some Raleigh County residents don’t want to kill coal — they just want regulators to force the mine next door to stop making them miserable.
Category: Economies
Posted inEconomies, Justice, North Carolina
Latinx web developers focus on rural projects through worker-owned co-op
A North Carolina truck driver turned coder uses technology as a gateway to local impact for farmworkers and other rural immigrant communities.Â
Posted inClimate, Economies, Energy, Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Public Health
The oil and gas industry is using Louisiana’s climate task force to push carbon capture
The state’s unwavering support of the oil, gas, and chemical industries has made it difficult to reduce emissions, fund coastal restoration, or address extreme weather.
Posted inCOVID-19, Economies, Gulf Coast, Justice, Public Health, Water
Toxic floodwaters threatened a Florida jail. Nearly 800 were locked inside.
Many rural jails and prisons face environmental pollution and flooding, but they aren’t often considered in emergency planning.
Posted inAppalachia, COVID-19, Economies, Energy, Public Health
A decade after signing over gas rights, W.Va. Hare Krishna community reflects on its relationship to land
The religious community needed the money from signing gas leases, but it’s a decision that still divides people today.
Posted inCOVID-19, Economies, Food & Agriculture, Immigration, North Carolina, Public Health
Farm cooperatives allow Latinos to grow and sell food on their own terms
In an industry benefiting white farmers, Tierra Fértil roots a growing Latino community in Henderson County, N.C.
Posted inAppalachia, COVID-19, Economies, Energy, Justice, Public Health
Biden vows to support struggling Appalachian counties. But residents are weary of failed promises.
Coal communities in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia are struggling to support basic civic services as coal disappears. Federal funding to boost local economies and jobs is closer than ever before.