The health care system and workplace safety regulations weren’t set up to help the people who harvest our food. The pandemic has only deepened the problem.
Category: Economies
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
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 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, 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 inCOVID-19, Disaster Recovery, Economies, Florida, Gulf Coast, Public Health, Water
Struggling Florida Panhandle towns face tough reopening decisions
The coronavirus pandemic has stalled local economies still reeling from the effects of recent hurricanes.
Posted inCOVID-19, Economies, Food & Agriculture, Immigration, Justice, North Carolina, Public Health
‘They didn’t tell us anything’: North Carolina poultry plant workers say Butterball isn’t protecting them from COVID-19
As the virus spreads through meatpacking plants across the U.S., immigrant communities struggle to get answers from the company or state about cases at a Mount Olive facility.
Posted inCOVID-19, Economies, Florida, Gulf Coast, Outdoor Recreation
With Florida Keys economy at a standstill from COVID-19, fishing guides worry about how to make a living
Recreational fishing plays a massive role in Florida’s tourism economy.