Inside the fight to give Florida rivers legal rights
A network of environmentalists has helped more than a dozen counties and cities introduce “rights of nature,” but the movement faces pushback from lawmakers and lobbyists.
Floods inundating Appalachian communities are ‘public health nightmares’
Residents say flooding emergencies highlight the urgency of long-overlooked regional needs like infrastructure investment.
For 30 years, Georgia and Florida have been fighting over water
Georgia farmers are pitted against Florida fishers in legal battle over water rights that’s worsening with climate change — and the case may soon be coming to a head.
With Gulf Coast ecosystems under threat, the seafood industry’s next generation adapts
Oyster aquaculture could support Gulf Coast’s struggling seafood industry, but warming waters and pollution may slow its success.
POWERLINES—Call for submissions
Examining the intersection of climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South.
Microplastics are changing this major Southern river
With state lawmakers stymying legislative action on pollution, scientists and environmental advocates try to figure out how to reduce plastic waste.
Red tide, Hurricane Michael push Florida into election hinging on environmental promises
The economic impacts of a warming world are becoming a key issue for Florida politicians and voters.