Beyond the Surface

Introduction

Fires. Floods. Lead. Protests. Campaigns. These days the world is rife with controversies over environmental concerns. These concerns…

When Facts Aren’t Enough: The Paradigm of Climate Change Skepticism and Denial

A Burning Hellscape: The Impact of Government, Industry, and Activism on Amazonian Deforestation

Controversies in Communicating Climate Change and the Environment

The Untold Story of Rural America’s Clean Water Crisis

North Carolina Hog Farming: Impacts of Hog Waste on Local Communities

How Climate Gentrification Gets Ignored

The people of Miami share a history of escaping hardship. Cubans fled to Miami seeking refuge from the disruptive uprising of Fidel Castro throughout much of the late 20th century. Haitians, as well, found safety in Miami from the oppressive and brutal…

Political Marginalization, Protest, and PCBs: Double Diversion in Warren County

In the middle of a July night in 1978, trucks owned by Ward Transformer Company drove down the dark highways of North Carolina pouring out thousands of gallons of highly contaminated…