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Category: Mississippi

Posted inDisaster Recovery

‘We are not immune’: Q&A with Jackson student leader on disasters while navigating college

by Halle Coleman December 27, 2022December 14, 2022

Jackson State University resident assistant Kayla Carter is responsible for disseminating information to fellow students during disaster events. She says out-of-state students, whose families are further away, tend to be more anxious during emergencies.

Posted inDisaster Recovery

Q&A: Hurricane prep with the National Weather Service

by Amal Ahmed May 26, 2022June 1, 2022

Southerly talks to Janae Elkins in Jackson, Miss. about how to best prepare for hurricane season.

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, 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 inAlabama, Culture, Gulf Coast, Kentucky, Land, Mississippi, Tennessee, Wildlife

Love bugs

by Southerly May 25, 2021January 14, 2022

We asked readers to submit memories and reflections about what fireflies and cicadas mean to you. Here are some of them:

Posted inJustice

Tap water could be linked to dangerous lead levels in Jackson’s kids. Mississippi isn’t keeping track.

by Erica Hensley April 28, 2021March 15, 2022

Children with dangerous levels of lead in their bodies live in parts of Jackson with documented lead-in-water spikes, a Southerly analysis shows.

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

by Sara Sneath February 25, 2021January 14, 2022

Wood pellet manufacturing plants have underreported emissions at plants throughout the South, which are most often in Black and low-income communities.

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