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Category: Public Health
Posted inCOVID-19, Disaster Recovery, Florida, Gulf Coast, Public Health
Still rebuilding after Hurricane Michael, the Florida Panhandle responds to COVID-19
Local officials and nonprofits are working together to address residents’ safety during the pandemic, which may coincide with hurricane season.
Posted inAppalachia, Energy, Mid-South, Public Health
This Tennessee community is keeping a federal utility under pressure to clean up coal ash
Southern states and utilities are finally starting to reach agreements to clean up coal ash sites — but experts say the TVA lags far behind.
Posted inAppalachia, Climate, Disaster Recovery, Housing, Infrastructure, Public Health, Water
Floods inundating Appalachian communities are ‘public health nightmares’
Residents say flooding emergencies highlight the urgency of long-overlooked regional needs like infrastructure investment.
Posted inAtlantic Coast, Climate, Florida, Housing, Justice, Public Health
Mold, foundation cracks, sinking houses: How a Florida Habitat for Humanity neighborhood fell apart
Experts, lawyers, and residents argue that affordable housing communities should be built with environmental justice and climate change in mind.
Posted inAppalachia, Land, Public Health, West Virginia
This West Virginia town is a Superfund site. The booming outdoor industry doesn’t want to talk about it.
Minden residents are still searching for answers about PCB contamination while a new outdoor recreation economy is being built around them.
Posted inAppalachia, Atlantic Coast, Energy, Infrastructure, Justice, Land, North Carolina, Public Health
North Carolinians battle the $7.5-billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline
This eastern North Carolina community wants worthwhile economic development. Instead, it could be getting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.