energy
June 23, 2022 -
An explosion at a liquefied natural gas terminal in Freeport, Texas, in early June sparked a fire that emitted toxic air pollution. The national conversation about the incident quickly pivoted to global energy economics, but residents of fence-line communities worry about what the rapidly expanding industry means for their safety.
August 6, 2014 -
A new national poll has found that fewer Southerners say their energy choices have an impact on the environment compared to their fellow Americans in the West, Midwest and Northeast.
May 20, 2013 -
Facing South's editorial director is honored by North Carolina's League of Conservation Voters for her in-depth coverage of environmental and energy issues.
July 3, 2012 -
After months of debate, the decision to legalize fracking in North Carolina came down to a botched vote and a $60 million tax break.
May 15, 2012 -
The push for the Tar Sands pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast comes with big promises of jobs and energy independence. But community leaders that will be most affected by the project are speaking out about the toxic consequences.
April 20, 2012 -
By 2010, the New Orleans East community had become a success story of the post-Katrina recovery, and more than 60 percent of the neighborhood had returned. And then, with the BP oil spill, disaster struck again.
April 20, 2012 -
On the two-year anniversary of BP's Deepwater Horizon explosion, an in-depth Facing South/Institute for Southern Studies report takes a ground-level look at why communities are still struggling to cope and rebuild.
