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Category: Water

Posted inAtlantic Coast, Climate, Florida, Justice, Land, Water

‘Preach now or mourn in the future’: How Key West faith leaders are confronting climate change

by Ayurella Horn-Muller November 10, 2021January 13, 2022

An island city’s billion-dollar route to climate resilience will need residential buy-in to succeed. Local places of worship could be pivotal.

Posted inClimate, Energy, Gulf Coast, Water

The oil and gas industry is pushing misinformation about its impact on climate, coastal restoration. Louisiana politicians are repeating it.

by Sara Sneath November 5, 2021November 22, 2021

The state’s coastal restoration plan is funded mostly by oil spill settlements—not royalties from offshore drilling.

Posted inJustice

Mississippians work to reduce childhood lead exposure as state, feds fail to intervene

by Erica Hensley October 5, 2021January 18, 2022

Experts say solutions aimed at reducing lead exposure from water need to be educational and environmental. Here’s how to protect your family.

Posted inAppalachia, Climate, Disaster Recovery, Kentucky, Water

As floods worsen in Appalachia, disaster prep gets more complex — and necessary

by Molly Born September 16, 2021January 14, 2022

As climate change leads to more intense flooding, communities will need to make crucial — and creative — investments to protect themselves.

Posted inCulture, Water

Swimming Holes

by Austyn Gaffney September 3, 2021January 14, 2022

We asked readers to tell us about their favorite places to jump and wade in the water. Here’s what we received.

Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Culture, Public Health, Water

Wild swimming through the South

by Austyn Gaffney September 3, 2021January 14, 2022

How wading through water can be an antidote to climate anxiety.

Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Public Health, Water

A year after Hurricane Laura, southwest Louisiana ‘still in limbo’

by Carly Berlin August 27, 2021January 14, 2022

As extreme weather events become more frequent and intense, multiple disasters in southwest Louisiana during the pandemic show how unequipped disaster aid systems are during compounding events.

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