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Category: Land
Posted inJustice, Land, Mid-South, Public Health, Tennessee
‘They gave people kibbles and bits’: Black Memphis residents are fighting oil pipeline land grab
The legal battle over the proposed pipeline has become a flashpoint in a national conversation about environmental justice and land grabs by fossil fuel companies.
Posted inGeorgia, Land, Public lands
Comment period open for potential national park and preserve in Georgia
The public has until March 26 to comment on the proposed Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve.
Posted inClimate, Culture, Food & Agriculture, Land
The role of kudzu in architecture, cuisine, and culture
Before it took over Southern landscapes, the invasive vine was once called the “savior of the South.” Artists, designers, and chefs are trying to render it useful. Slithering and snaking skyward, wrapped around the trunks of ancient oak trees, up telephone poles, and over hillsides, kudzu’s bristly, yellow-green vines and heart-shaped leaves look innocuous enough. […]
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 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 inAppalachia, Climate, Coal, Energy, Kentucky, Land, Virginia, West Virginia
The Biden administration promises to clean up mine land and create jobs in Appalachia. Here are some steps it can take.
A new administration brings potential to address Appalachia’s economic and environmental issues on a wider scale.