Robeson County is still picking up the pieces from two hurricanes. Now the local government and nonprofits are preparing for potential storms during the pandemic.
Category: Public Health
Posted inAlabama, Coal Ash, Gulf Coast, Public Health, Water
Coal ash pond remains on Alabama coast despite pollution, hurricane risk
Lawmakers and the state’s largest utility have no plan for coal ash excavation at a power plant near Mobile.
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Gulf Coast, Indigenous Affairs, Louisiana, Public Health
How a coastal Louisiana tribe is using generations of resilience to handle the pandemic
The Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw have long practiced self-isolation and sustainable food production.
Posted inCOVID-19, Disaster Recovery, Gulf Coast, Public Health
Emergency managers work nonstop to prepare communities for hurricanes during pandemic
COVID-19 response is stretching already thin resources in counties along the Gulf Coast.
Posted inCOVID-19, Economies, Food & Agriculture, Immigration, Justice, North Carolina, Public Health
‘They didn’t tell us anything’: North Carolina poultry plant workers say Butterball isn’t protecting them from COVID-19
As the virus spreads through meatpacking plants across the U.S., immigrant communities struggle to get answers from the company or state about cases at a Mount Olive facility.
Posted inAppalachia, COVID-19, Justice, Public Health, Tennessee
These coal communities are protecting sick miners from COVID-19 and pushing Congress for more support
In rural east Tennessee and Kentucky, community networks and mutual aid efforts are supporting vulnerable people who need transportation, internet access, and food.
Posted inCOVID-19, Energy, Gulf Coast, Public Health
At ‘ground zero’ of BP spill, Louisiana community confronts new oil and gas project
Gulf Coast groups work to keep coastal restoration projects on track and polluting industries at bay during the coronavirus pandemic.