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Posted inInfrastructure

N.C. releases general biogas permit despite environmental justice concerns

by Cameron Oglesby July 12, 2022September 8, 2022

The permit allows farms to bypass individual water quality review and public hearing processes when installing an anaerobic digester.

Posted inAppalachia

Virginia landfill ordered to close, but air pollution is still making people sick

by Sarah Wade July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Bristol, Va. must plan for the site’s permanent closure and follow an expert panel’s suggested improvements. Community members have demanded some of them for months.

Posted inDisaster Recovery

How to prepare for a winter storm

by Lyndsey Gilpin January 20, 2022January 20, 2022

A roundup of useful tips, stories, and resources for Southerners.

Posted inAppalachia, Infrastructure, Kentucky, West Virginia

How the infrastructure package could impact Appalachians living with failing water systems

by Molly Born December 17, 2021January 13, 2022

It’s been called a ‘once in a generation’ investment in water infrastructure. But the need still far exceeds it.

Posted inJustice

Mississippians work to reduce childhood lead exposure as state, feds fail to intervene

by Erica Hensley October 5, 2021January 18, 2022

Experts say solutions aimed at reducing lead exposure from water need to be educational and environmental. Here’s how to protect your family.

Posted inAlabama, Gulf Coast, Infrastructure, Justice, Public Health

‘Infrastructure apartheid’: Africatown’s fight against toxins, new toll bridge

by Lyndsey Gilpin September 16, 2021January 14, 2022

The historic Alabama town is already surrounded by polluting industries. An impact study says traffic avoiding a proposed toll bridge would only make the air more toxic.

Posted inAppalachia, Atlantic Coast, Climate, Delta, Gulf Coast, Infrastructure, Mid-South

‘Communities shouldn’t have to rely on miracles’: A conversation with Samantha Montano

by Carly Berlin July 21, 2021January 14, 2022

We sat down with the disaster researcher to discuss her forthcoming book, Disasterology: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis.

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