Place, Erased: Environmental ghost towns

The Broadside

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 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.

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