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.
Red tides, unpaid taxes, & halted pipelines
Every summer growing up, my family traveled to Florida for a week-long beach vacation. Usually we went to Destin, but one year we drove six more…
Summer storms, Kentucky caves, & a coal miner’s climate movement
It rains with such intensity these days. Not the typical Southern summer thunderstorm that barrels through quickly, making the asphalt steam and the sticky air smell…
In the Black Belt, a template for fixing failing sewage infrastructure
Collaborations between activists, researchers, engineers, and local governments spur ideas for wastewater improvements in rural communities.
The Upper Mississippi, endangered red wolves, & Florida fires
As I walked across the headwaters of the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca in Minnesota, I couldn’t help but think about the Gulf of Mexico. The…