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Lyndsey Gilpin

Lyndsey Gilpin is a freelance journalist based in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. She is the editor of Southerly, a weekly newsletter about ecology, justice and culture in the American South. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, High Country News, Vice, InsideClimate News, Harper’s, and more.

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These lessons from Africa could help eradicate poverty-related diseases in the U.S. South

by Lyndsey Gilpin August 30, 2018September 16, 2020

Experts look to successes in African nations to learn how to stop the spread of neglected tropical diseases in places like Lowndes County, Alabama.

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The rural South's invisible public health crisis

by Lyndsey Gilpin July 9, 2018September 16, 2020
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Why the rural South is still being treated as America's toilet bowl

by Lyndsey Gilpin May 21, 2018September 16, 2020
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Kentucky's rural water disaster could get worse before it gets better

by Lyndsey Gilpin March 20, 2018September 16, 2020

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