Climate Change Archives – Scalawag

Southern Politics

New Urbanism sells faux sustainability as a luxury on Florida's 30A

by Ashira Morris October 13, 2021October 13, 2021

The Florida beach highway that highlights how money, sustainability, and survivability intersect as the climate crisis unfolds.

You're swamped? Join the club.

by Ko Bragg and Virginia Walcott September 17, 2021September 22, 2021

Scalawag Updates

Hurricane Ida: How to get and give help on the Gulf Coast

by Scalawag Team August 30, 2021September 2, 2021

Southern Politics

Jackson's water crisis: How you can help

by Tim Majors and Scalawag Editors March 9, 2021March 9, 2021

Rural Texans faced the same storm—with unique hardships

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

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

by Bailey Basham January 8, 2021March 16, 2021

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

by Xander Peters November 9, 2020August 31, 2021

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

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

by Danielle Purifoy October 5, 2020October 5, 2020

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

Arts & Soul, Race & Place

Breathing while Black in Mossville, Louisiana

by Danielle Purifoy June 18, 2020October 21, 2020

Gulf South communities say climate justice requires new economic systems

by Emily Carmichael February 11, 2020November 2, 2020

Southern Politics

How Gulf South communities are creating their own Green New Deal

by Emily Carmichael August 26, 2019September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

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

by Danilo Ignacio de Urzedo August 26, 2019September 16, 2020

Green From Below

by Zaina Alsous June 24, 2019October 1, 2020

Southern Politics

Lingering long after a storm, mold and mental health issues

by Lewis Raven Wallace January 28, 2019September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

Poor southerners are joining the globe's climate migrants

by Lewis Raven Wallace January 21, 2019September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

Saving Climate Changelandia

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

Southern Politics

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

by Sammy Feldblum January 25, 2018September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

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

by Sammy Feldblum January 3, 2018September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

Imagining another world in post-Irma Florida

by Lewis Raven Wallace October 19, 2017September 16, 2020

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

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

Southern Politics

The moral fight within Christianity against climate change

by Danielle Purifoy December 10, 2015September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

Is Hampton Roads on the edge of the apocalypse?

by Michael Schulson December 8, 2015September 16, 2020