Alabama
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This Fixer wrote the book on addressing poverty, wastewater, and climate change in rural America
A conversation with Catherine Flowers, author of Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret.
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The fight for cheap solar is going South
Solar panels could flood sunny Alabama with cheap, clean power. What stands in the way?
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Activists wanted to clean up a coal ash dump. Dump sued activists for complaining.
A federal court will decide whether to throw out the $30 million defamation suit.
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Protests temporarily delay opening Alabama forests to drilling
Key word there: temporarily.
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Blame it all on my roots: Local food sees a resurgence in the South
A growing cadre of farmers, chefs, activists, and consumers is moving Alabama back to its rich and sustainable agricultural heritage.
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New film looks at eating and growing local food in Alabama
The filmmaker behind Eating Alabama talks about industrial chicken farming, rural food access, and what it will take to create a local food economy in the deep South.
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How to help victims of the Alabama tornadoes
Alabama's still reeling from severe tornadoes. Supporting the environment also means supporting humans when the environment f*cks them over, so we figure you're looking for a way to throw your shoulder in. Here are some ideas for how to do your part for people who may not be feeling so keen on Mother Nature right […]
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Faces from the Gulf Coast, one year after the BP disaster
It’s now been a year since the BP gusher started gushing. The leak was plugged up, but the mess isn’t gone. Meet some of the people whose lives have been turned upside-down by the BP disaster. Photos and audio came out of a collaboration between the Natural Resources Defense Council, StoryCorps, and Bridge the Gulf. […]
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Rebuilding a historic neighborhood where some risked all for their humanity
The revitalization of an obscure block in Montgomery, Ala., will reaffirm its place in the history of the civil rights movement.