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Category: Florida

Posted inDisaster Recovery

What doulas can teach us about disasters: A conversation with Maybelline Valenti

by Kayla Alamilla December 7, 2022December 7, 2022

We chatted with the founder of SWFL Doula and Naturalmente Mamá Podcast on hurricanes and caring for expecting and new parents in Southwest Florida.

Posted inClimate

Island Impermanent

by Hannah O. Brown, Becca Burton and Anna Hamilton October 5, 2022October 7, 2022

For the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the island of Egmont Key at the mouth of Tampa Bay represents a history of oppression, as well as a testament to survival. As the island slips into the sea, those who care about its future have to decide — what can we save and how do we save it?

Posted inAtlantic Coast, Climate, Florida, Justice, Land, Water

‘Preach now or mourn in the future’: How Key West faith leaders are confronting climate change

by Ayurella Horn-Muller November 10, 2021January 13, 2022

An island city’s billion-dollar route to climate resilience will need residential buy-in to succeed. Local places of worship could be pivotal.

Posted inAlabama, Climate, COVID-19, Disaster Recovery, Florida, Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Mississippi, Public Health

‘Hurricane fatigue’: Gulf Coast emergency managers still rebuilding as they prep for more storms

by Carly Berlin May 26, 2021January 14, 2022

Local officials are working to inform the public while still recovering from 2020’s record-breaking season—all on tight budgets.

Posted inFlorida, Food & Agriculture, Gulf Coast, Justice

How Pensacola’s Black grocers are providing access to fresh, affordable food

by Sierra Lyons April 1, 2021January 14, 2022

In a county with high rates of food insecurity, longtime residents are working to fill the gaps.

Posted inAtlantic Coast, Energy, Florida, Gulf Coast, Land, Water

Biden’s pause on new oil and gas leases may not apply in this Everglades preserve

by Dean Russell March 9, 2021January 14, 2022

An oil company wants to drill in Big Cypress National Preserve. Laws over mineral rights have complicated the fight to stop it.

Posted inAtlantic Coast, Climate, COVID-19, Florida, Justice, Public Health, Water

Racing the sea: Miami Beach’s housing crisis worsened by climate change

by Ayurella Horn-Muller December 14, 2020January 14, 2022

Nonprofits and city planners are working to create more affordable housing, but they’re up against legislation that rewards rampant development.

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