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Place, Erased: Environmental ghost towns

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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 
  • You can find a transcript of the episode here.
Anisa Khalifa is an award-winning podcast producer and host at ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾. She grew up in a public radio household, and fell in love with podcasts shortly before her friends convinced her to start one with them about Korean dramas. Since joining ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ in 2021, Anisa has produced Me and My Muslim Friends, CREEP, Tested and Dating While Gray, and is the host of ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s weekly podcast The Broadside.
Charlie Shelton-Ormond is a podcast producer for ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾.
Jerad Walker is ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s editor of narrative audio and podcasts. He joined the station in 2022 after nearly a decade at Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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