Willy Blackmore

1 week ago | midcoastvillager.com | Willy Blackmore

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1 week ago | theportlandmedium.com | Willy Blackmore

by Willy BlackmoreIt’s no mystery what happens when some poor, Black residents in rural Lowndes County, Alabama, flush the toilet: raw sewage flows into their yards, collecting in a fetid pool. The end result — disease-bearing mosquitoes, hookworm and other parasites are drawn to the sewage, then prey on children and adults — is just as obvious.

1 week ago | spokesman-recorder.com | Willy Blackmore

A former White House official tells why he believes the Trump administration’s efforts to kill environmental protections will fail Ryan Hathaway describes his work on environmental justice in the federal government as similar to steering aircraft carriers: due to their size, it takes a long time to turn them before you can get them moving in a better direction.

1 week ago | midcoastvillager.com | Willy Blackmore

It can be delightful, at times, to run into people on a trail high up the side of a mountain or out in the depths of the woods. A little wave or nod, or both, while you’re passing each other by is part of being out in the wild. But while there are hikes and walks where that will always happen — say, while you’re making your way up Beech Hill in Rockport, or walking the Rail Trail in Belfast — it doesn’t have to.

1 week ago | wordinblack.com | Willy Blackmore

Overview: One of the poorest counties in the one of the nation's poorest states, Lowndes County has a rich civil rights history. But the lingering effects of segregation and high costs left some homeowners unable to use septic tanks or link up to a sewage system. It’s no mystery what happens when some poor, Black residents in rural Lowndes County, Alabama, flush the toilet: raw sewage flows into their yards, collecting in a fetid pool.