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Category: Public Health
Posted inJustice, North Carolina, Public Health
A group of moms stopped a crypto mine from building next to an N.C. school
These data processing centers are creating noise pollution in rural areas of the South.
Posted inAppalachia, Justice, Public Health, Tennessee, Virginia, Waste
Air pollution from a Virginia landfill is making residents sick. Officials won’t call it an emergency.
A chemical reaction taking place below the landfill’s surface is emitting harmful gases.
Posted inImmigration, Justice, North Carolina, Public Health
N.C. Latina leaders on how to strengthen community healthcare options
A recap of Southerly and Enlace Latino NC’s panel on healthy equity for Latinx populations in the state.
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Disaster Recovery, Gulf Coast, Housing, Justice, Land, Louisiana, Public Health
Louisiana’s new hurricane survivor sheltering program could be a model for the future
The Hurricane Ida Sheltering Program aims to create temporary options closer to home as residents navigate federal aid programs.
Posted inCOVID-19, Immigration, Justice, Land, North Carolina, Public Health
N.C. Latinx residents on grassroots, policy solutions to the housing crisis
Southerly and Enlace Latino NC hosted a panel with residents and advocates of community-owned mobile home parks.
Posted inAppalachia, Climate, Coal, Economies, Energy, Public Health, West Virginia
Steel-making coal upturn brings new mine, old problems to WV community
Some Raleigh County residents don’t want to kill coal — they just want regulators to force the mine next door to stop making them miserable.