Hundreds of workers fell ill after cleaning up the nation’s largest industrial disaster without proper protective gear. At least 51 have died. Twelve years later, they’re still waiting for financial or medical help.
Category: Energy
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 inAppalachia, COVID-19, Energy, Justice, North Carolina, Public Health, Virginia
Southerners who can’t afford bills could have power disconnected in the heat of summer
Hundreds of thousands of people in the South are behind on their electric payments, just as unemployment benefits expire and states shut down again to stop COVID-19 from spreading.
Posted inCOVID-19, Energy, Gulf Coast, Public Health
At ‘ground zero’ of BP spill, Louisiana community confronts new oil and gas project
Gulf Coast groups work to keep coastal restoration projects on track and polluting industries at bay during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inAppalachia, COVID-19, Energy, Justice, Public Health
‘There’s going to be something better for him’: Former Blackjewel miners reflect on changes in coal country
A chaotic coal company bankruptcy last year left a father and son out of work. Months later, they say getting out of the industry was a blessing.
Posted inAppalachia, Energy, Mid-South, Public Health
This Tennessee community is keeping a federal utility under pressure to clean up coal ash
Southern states and utilities are finally starting to reach agreements to clean up coal ash sites — but experts say the TVA lags far behind.
Posted inAppalachia, Atlantic Coast, Energy, Infrastructure, Justice, Land, North Carolina, Public Health
North Carolinians battle the $7.5-billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline
This eastern North Carolina community wants worthwhile economic development. Instead, it could be getting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.