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With disaster tours, eastern N.C. locals share stories, propose flooding solutions

With disaster tours, eastern N.C. locals share stories, propose flooding solutions

Residents and activists Robeson County are drawing attention to those still struggling to recover from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence.

by Aminah Ghaffar March 7, 2023March 8, 2023
Mitigation, preparation, education: Q&A with coastal N.C. official about flooding

Mitigation, preparation, education: Q&A with coastal N.C. official about flooding

Southerly spoke with Belhaven town manager Lynn Davis about the challenges of evacuations, transportation, and shelters for residents.

by Lavikina Grimes January 2, 2023December 23, 2022
‘Another layer to the inequality that exists’: Q&A with N.C. disaster response organizers

‘Another layer to the inequality that exists’: Q&A with N.C. disaster response organizers

Four Robeson County, NC residents have created a Disaster Survival and Resiliency School to engage community residents impacted by climate disasters as leaders and equal partners in revisioning and redeveloping their communities and lives.

by Aminah Ghaffar December 19, 2022December 19, 2022
How we worked with an environmental justice group to create brochures on pollution in eastern N.C.

How we worked with an environmental justice group to create brochures on pollution in eastern N.C.

Community leaders in Sampson County say the cumulative impacts of industry aren’t discussed enough. So we made a printed pamphlet about it.

by Lyndsey Gilpin and Cameron Oglesby August 10, 2022September 8, 2022
N.C. releases general biogas permit despite environmental justice concerns

N.C. releases general biogas permit despite environmental justice concerns

The permit allows farms to bypass individual water quality review and public hearing processes when installing an anaerobic digester.

by Cameron Oglesby July 12, 2022September 8, 2022
This rural N.C. farm helps formerly incarcerated women build back their lives, careers

This rural N.C. farm helps formerly incarcerated women build back their lives, careers

At Benevolence Farm, residents live on site and help produce and sell food. Advocates say it’s a way to address major gaps in the rural justice system.

by Victoria Bouloubasis May 16, 2022May 17, 2022
Voter guides: Southern state primaries

Voter guides: Southern state primaries

A look at voting and candidate information for May primaries.

by Tajah McQueen May 6, 2022June 15, 2022
‘This plan is a lie’: Biogas on hog farms could do more harm than good

‘This plan is a lie’: Biogas on hog farms could do more harm than good

North Carolina residents, researchers, and farmers say the rapidly growing industry distracts from a massive hog waste problem—and the public health risks that it causes.

by Cameron Oglesby March 24, 2022March 30, 2022
A fertilizer plant caught fire. Winston-Salem had no plan to alert Spanish-speaking residents.

A fertilizer plant caught fire. Winston-Salem had no plan to alert Spanish-speaking residents.

The city relied on community members and immigrant advocates to translate emergency information. We spoke to residents about their efforts.

by Victoria Bouloubasis March 3, 2022March 4, 2022
A group of moms stopped a crypto mine from building next to an N.C. school

A group of moms stopped a crypto mine from building next to an N.C. school

These data processing centers are creating noise pollution in rural areas of the South.

by Victoria Bouloubasis December 22, 2021January 13, 2022

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