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Category: Economies
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?
The future of longleaf pine forests, which are critical to biodiversity, depends on landowners protecting and maintaining them through prescribed burning.
Posted inAlabama, Climate, Economies, Food & Agriculture, Gulf Coast, Water
With Gulf Coast ecosystems under threat, the seafood industry’s next generation adapts
Oyster aquaculture could support Gulf Coast’s struggling seafood industry, but warming waters and pollution may slow its success.
Posted inEconomies, Housing, Justice, North Carolina, Public Health
As cancer haunts North Carolina communities, residents struggle to find answers
With little research available about historic pollution’s effects on health outcomes, families are left with fragmented data points and unexplained diagnoses.
Posted inDisaster Recovery, Economies, Florida, Gulf Coast
Florida schools still ‘begging for help’ after Hurricane Michael
As a new hurricane season begins, thousands of students remain homeless and officials are struggling to rebuild before the next school year.
Posted inAppalachia, Economies, Food & Agriculture, Kentucky, Land
Kentucky farmers gamble on the South’s first organic hemp cooperative
The rapidly growing hemp industry could be a boon for farmers who once relied on tobacco.