Documentary filmmaker Marta Rodriguez Maleck spent time with the City Waste Union over the last several weeks, documenting their picket line.
Category: Public Health
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Gulf Coast, Housing, Louisiana
Too heartbreaking to leave, too expensive to stay: Louisiana coastal communities left in limbo
Disaster aid budgets are being stretched thin, leaving many people needing to elevate or sell their homes in limbo.
Posted inAppalachia, COVID-19, Energy, Justice, North Carolina, Public Health, Virginia
Southerners who can’t afford bills could have power disconnected in the heat of summer
Hundreds of thousands of people in the South are behind on their electric payments, just as unemployment benefits expire and states shut down again to stop COVID-19 from spreading.
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Disaster Recovery, Economies, Florida, Gulf Coast, Public Health, Water
‘Give us a break, Lord’: Amid active hurricane season, pandemic halts recovery in Florida two years after Michael
With federal money running out, slow rebuilds, and a lack of affordable housing, many Panhandle residents are vulnerable to this year’s storms.
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Public Health
Join us for a virtual event about rural resilience, climate change, and COVID-19
Join the Rural Assembly, The Daily Yonder, and Southerly for a conversation about how frontline communities are preparing for and adapting to climate change effects — and how the pandemic is impacting that work. It will livestream on the Daily Yonder’s YouTube page. Southerly editor Lyndsey Gilpin will moderate a panel of local experts from […]
Posted inCOVID-19, Justice, Louisiana, Public Health, Waste
Photos: New Orleans sanitation workers strike for protections and better pay
Hoppers are demanding higher hourly wages, hazard pay, and PPE during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inCOVID-19, Disaster Recovery, Economies, Florida, Gulf Coast, Public Health, Water
Struggling Florida Panhandle towns face tough reopening decisions
The coronavirus pandemic has stalled local economies still reeling from the effects of recent hurricanes.