New Growth in the Birthplace of Environmental Justice - Encore

The 40th anniversary of PCB protests in North Carolina is about
to be commemorated. To mark the occasion, we revisit one of the
most listened-to episodes from our first season. This story
comes from Warren County. In the early 1980s, Warren County
became a flash point in the fight for something that didn’t even
have a commonly used name at the time: environmental
justice. 


These days, members of this community are not only marking that
history, they are taking new approaches to raising environmental
awareness. Their work begins with support for small farmers,
particularly those of color.


Jereann King Johnson and Joe O’Connell have teamed up
to tell the story of local environmentalism in the present
day. 


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