A roundup of useful tips, stories, and resources for Southerners.
Posted inNewsletter
Southerly looks different in 2022. Here’s why.
Coverage of environmental issues has changed a lot since we launched three years ago. There’s more of it, which is great. News outlets are finally showing how these topics intersect with others like healthcare and the economy, which is even better. But most still don’t prioritize reaching the people actually facing environmental injustices like disasters, […]
Posted inStaff
Southerly looks different in 2022. Here’s why.
A new website, new projects around information access, and a renewed focus on three topics.
Posted inJustice, North Carolina, Public Health
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.
Posted inAppalachia, Infrastructure, Kentucky, West Virginia
How the infrastructure package could impact Appalachians living with failing water systems
It’s been called a ‘once in a generation’ investment in water infrastructure. But the need still far exceeds it.
Posted inClimate, Gulf Coast, Justice, Louisiana, Waste
New Orleans has a trash problem. Climate change means other cities will too.
Some neighborhoods went without sanitation services for over a month after Hurricane Ida.
Posted inAppalachia, Justice, Public Health, Tennessee, Virginia, Waste
Air pollution from a Virginia landfill is making residents sick. Officials won’t call it an emergency.
A chemical reaction taking place below the landfill’s surface is emitting harmful gases.