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Young Southerners speak out: Reflections on the youth mental health crisis

by Scalawag Community September 14, 2023September 14, 2023

Eight reflections on how it feels to grow up in the South amid climate crisis, the erasure of non-white history in schools, book bans, gun violence, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, and lack of mental health support—from the mouths of youth living through it.

Men from the Brevard County Jail fill sand bags for local residents to combat flooding caused by high water levels from Hurricane Irma on October 5, 2017 in Sharpes, Florida. Credit: Paul Hennessy/Alamy Live News.
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Florida's jails put incarcerated people's lives at risk during hurricane season

by Angel D’Angelo September 12, 2023September 12, 2023
The devastating impact of environmental racism in prisons.
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Poisoned Inside

by C. Dreams June 23, 2023June 23, 2023
The headquarters of New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation, the nonprofit that operates the Musicians' Clinic. Every month, the Foundation pays Bethany Bultman and her husband Johann $4,094 in rent for its use of the building for its offices. Photo by Trenity Thomas for Scalawag.
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Plantation Politics: The New Orleans Musicians' Clinic's crisis of credibility

by Drew Hawkins June 1, 2023June 2, 2023
Forever New Orleans tourism campaign advertisements. Illustrations by Keysha Rivera.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Disaster capitalism, climate change, and the campaign to sell Black New Orleans

by Nicole Young May 31, 2023June 2, 2023
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

'This plan is a lie.' How biogas could do more harm than good for the hog industry

by Cameron Oglesby March 24, 2022March 28, 2022
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Songs for a South underwater

by Sergio Lopez February 11, 2022November 16, 2022
Posted inRACE & PLACE

New Orleans has a trash problem. Thanks to climate change, your city probably will, too.

by Drew Hawkins December 3, 2021December 3, 2021
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New Urbanism sells faux sustainability as a luxury on Florida's 30A

by Ashira Morris October 13, 2021November 16, 2022
Posted inRACE & PLACE

You're swamped? Join the club.

by Ko Bragg and Virginia Walcott September 17, 2021September 22, 2021
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Hurricane Ida: How to get and give help on the Gulf Coast

by Scalawag Team August 30, 2021September 2, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Jackson's water crisis: How you can help

by Tim Majors and Scalawag Editors March 9, 2021September 2, 2022
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Rural Texans faced the same storm—with unique hardships

by Melissa B. Taboada & Sarah M. Vasquez, The Texas Tribune February 22, 2021February 22, 2021
Posted inRACE & PLACE

The South's communication infrastructure can't withstand climate change

by Bailey Basham January 8, 2021March 16, 2021
Posted inRACE & PLACE

After two devastating hurricanes, southwest Louisiana worries the rest of the country has already moved on

by Xander Peters November 9, 2020August 31, 2021
Posted inRACE & PLACE

As the wood pellet industry grows across the South, Enviva targets Alabama and Mississippi for future expansion

by Danielle Purifoy October 5, 2020October 5, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Knock on Wood: How Europe's wood pellet appetite fuels environmental racism in the South

by Danielle Purifoy October 5, 2020October 5, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Too heartbreaking to leave, too expensive to stay. More than 802,000 homes are at risk of climate disaster—mostly in the South.

by Xander Peters August 7, 2020November 2, 2020
Posted inARTS & SOUL, RACE & PLACE

Breathing while Black in Mossville, Louisiana

by Danielle Purifoy June 18, 2020October 21, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Gulf South communities say climate justice requires new economic systems

by Emily Carmichael February 11, 2020November 2, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

How Gulf South communities are creating their own Green New Deal

by Emily Carmichael August 26, 2019September 16, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

The Amazon is on fire – here are 5 things you need to know

by Danilo Ignacio de Urzedo August 26, 2019September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Green From Below

by Zaina Alsous June 24, 2019October 1, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Lingering long after a storm, mold and mental health issues

by Lewis Raven Wallace January 28, 2019September 16, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Poor southerners are joining the globe's climate migrants

by Lewis Raven Wallace January 21, 2019September 16, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Saving Climate Changelandia

by Katherine Webb-Hehn December 12, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Fossil fuels won't last forever: How will Houston cope?

by Sammy Feldblum January 25, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

City in a Swamp: As Houston booms, its flood problems are only getting worse

by Sammy Feldblum January 3, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Imagining another world in post-Irma Florida

by Lewis Raven Wallace October 19, 2017September 16, 2020
Posted inARTS & SOUL

A history of the present: What if the United States is Easter Island?

by Peter H. Wood January 20, 2017September 16, 2020

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