Broken Ground

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Drew Lanham: Call of the Rural South Apr 21, 2020

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Author and wildlife biologist Drew Lanham talks about his book, The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature. Lanham discusses his love of birds, his South Carolina homeplace, and reconciling the South’s legacy of hate with its beauty.

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Season 2 Trailer Apr 20, 2020

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Riding the Solar Coaster Jul 01, 2019

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Solar energy is growing by leaps and bounds in the Southeast and becoming a way for schools to save money. In this episode, we visit two Virginia schools to better understand the key role policies play in whether schools can go solar.

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Demand for Power Jun 04, 2019

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An elderly couple steps up to defend their farm and neighbors when pipeline developers won’t back down from a risky, environmentally damaging project that – after years of delay – is now obsolete.

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The Real Housewives of Coal Ash May 05, 2019

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When two North Carolina women received letters from state officials that their water wasn’t safe to drink due to coal ash pollution, they fought it all the way to the state house.

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Tip of the Ashberg Apr 18, 2019

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The 2008 Kingston, Tennessee coal ash spill was disastrous at the time, but what came a decade later would reveal the full devastation of the tragedy.

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Broken Ground Season 1 Trailer Apr 15, 2019

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Broken Ground is a new podcast from the Southern Environmental Law Center digging up environmental stories in the South.

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Broken Ground Episode 1 Trailer Apr 12, 2019

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