Outdated infrastructure, incomplete reporting, and lax environmental regulations make the extent of spills and leaks difficult to assess.
Category: Public Health
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Culture, Food & Agriculture, Georgia, Public Health
‘The culture manifests the landscape’: A Q&A with Southern writer Janisse Ray
The Ecology of a Cracker Childhood author talks the pandemic, climate change, and why we need to fall in love with our places.
Posted inInfrastructure, Justice, Mid-South, Public Health, Tennessee
This Black Memphis neighborhood is trying to stop an oil pipeline. They’re running out of time.
Boxtown residents have had little say in the Byhalia Connection pipeline project, which could erase their properties’ value and threaten Memphis’ water supply.
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Disaster Recovery, Public Health
This is what hurricane response looks like during a pandemic
Protecting people who evacuated during Hurricane Laura from COVID-19 has added a new layer of responsibility for agencies, cities, and organizations.
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Disaster Recovery, Gulf Coast, Justice, Public Health
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: A Q&A with General Honoré
Fifteen years after the storm, the former leader of the Department of Defense’s response talks about his environmental advocacy work, disaster preparation, and the pandemic.
Posted inArkansas, COVID-19, Food & Agriculture, Justice, Public Health
COVID-19 pounded Arkansas poultry workers as government and industry looked on
Emails obtained by Facing South reveal that as workers and community advocates begged for the closure of poultry plants, government and company officials worked closely to present a united front — and keep them open.
Posted inAppalachia, Coal Ash, COVID-19, Energy, Justice, Public Health, Tennessee
‘They deserve to be heard’: Sick and dying coal ash cleanup workers fight for their lives
Hundreds of workers fell ill after cleaning up the nation’s largest industrial disaster without proper protective gear. At least 51 have died. Twelve years later, they’re still waiting for financial or medical help.