Happy American Wetlands Month! Yes, May is the perfect excuse to don muck boots, load up the kayaks, or at least take a break to daydream about a favorite bog, fen, pocosin, or swamp. Before you start celebrating, though, a quick question is in order: what exactly is a wetland? If you’re worried that you … Continue reading
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Warren County, NC: Birthplace of Environmental Justice
Warren County, North Carolina, doesn’t seem the most likely place for the environmental justice movement to have started. It’s a small, rural county northeast of Raleigh, and might have stayed just that if not for a decision to dump a toxic landfill in its midst in 1978. The response of Warren County’s primarily black residents … Continue reading