Any kind of environmental crisis – whether it's caused by an act of God or big industry – can upend a community. That's especially true for the smaller, more rural towns that dot the landscape of the South. In the past century, natural and man-made environmental changes have transformed and even erased some of these places.
What happens to small towns when they meet a BIG opponents and who fights for these communities to be preserved — or at least, remembered – when the dust settles?
Featuring:
- Danny McArthur, Environmental Justice Reporter for the Gulf States Newsroom
- Drew Hawkins, Health Equity Reporter for the Gulf States Newsroom
Links:
- Check out Danny and Drew’s three-part series Place, Erased
- You can find a transcript of the episode here.
