For seven months, Southerly has stayed on a story that received far too little media attention. Here’s how we did it.
Category: Gulf Coast
Posted inClimate, Disaster Recovery, Energy, Gulf Coast, Justice, Louisiana, Texas, Utilities
Nobody warned Texans about the public health risks of the winter storm
Without advance warning about the true scale of power outages and the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning, local officials say they were caught off guard, leaving residents to fend for themselves.
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
An oil company wants to drill in Big Cypress National Preserve. Laws over mineral rights have complicated the fight to stop it.
Posted inDisaster Recovery, Gulf Coast, Housing, Louisiana, Texas
How southwest Louisiana mobilized to shelter unhoused people during the winter storm
Six months after Hurricane Laura, Lake Charles is still in a state of disrepair. The deep freeze has slowed recovery even more.
Posted inClimate, Delta, Economies, Energy, Gulf Coast, Justice, Land, Mid-South, Mississippi, Public Health
Mississippi biomass facility fined for emitting three times more air pollution than permitted
Wood pellet manufacturing plants have underreported emissions at plants throughout the South, which are most often in Black and low-income communities.
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Disaster Recovery, Gulf Coast, Housing, Justice, Louisiana, Public Health
‘It’s just a vicious cycle’: Evictions, homelessness surge in southwest Louisiana after hurricanes
A pre-existing housing crisis in Lake Charles, along with slow federal aid, have left some renters unhoused for nearly six months.
Posted inAtlantic Coast, Black Belt, Climate, COVID-19, Gulf Coast, Justice, Mid-South, Public Health, Water
The key environmental policy priorities for the South, according to experts
Community leaders, lawyers, and advocates throughout the region discuss what they see as the most urgent economic, environmental, and racial justice issues to tackle in the new administration.