Community Rising

Peter Groenendyk is the Director of Housing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) and has experienced countless hurricanes. Groenendyk discusses the process of evacuating students during hurricanes and finding housing for students with nowhere to go. He says his experience relocating students during hurricanes prepared him to deal with student housing issues that resulted from COVID-19 - but only to an extent.

Produced by Caroline Bailey. Music by Meydän.

Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series examines environmental news in the coastal Carolina region. 

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As a seventh generation commercial fisherman, David “Clammerhead” Cessna, of Smyrna, NC, speaks about how his family's tradition led him to sustainable shellfish harvesting. At age 59, he is the co-founder of the Sandbar Oyster Company, producing job opportunities, environmental solutions and green gill oysters for Coastal NC and beyond.

Produced by Chris Moncrief. Music by Meydän.

Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series examines environmental news in the coastal Carolina region. 

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The cancellation of plans to build the Atlantic Coast Pipeline was announced on July 5, 2020 by utility companies Duke Energy and Dominion Energy. Today we examine the negative impacts it would have caused and ask activist Hope Taylor, director of Clean Water for North Carolina, why she fought so long to end its proposed construction. The 600-mile pipeline would have brought natural gas from West Virginia down through North Carolina and have adverse impacts on poor communities of color. 

Produced by Kayla Guilliams. Music by Meydän.

Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series examines environmental news in the coastal Carolina region. 

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Eric Griffin and Jeff Campbell are both seasoned administrators at UNCW, responsible for environmental health and safety on campus. They both explain how they could draw from past hurricane experiences to guide their plans for COVID-19 relief. Griffin and Campbell believe UNCW can be used as an example of resilience and community during these difficult times. But they admit that COVID-19 brings a whole new level of uncertainty that no one can totally prepare for.

Produced by Caroline Bailey. Music by Meydän.

Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series examines environmental news in the coastal Carolina region. 

Where will you be when sea waters rise the most? In September, 2018, Hurricane Florence pushed waters 3.6 feet above the high tide line in Wilmington, NC. Don Bain, a scientist at Climate Central in Princeton, NJ, says this kind of flooding may be a yearly event by the end of the century due to climate change. In this episode, Don explains the "Surging Seas" project, a group of map-based tools to help people better understand climate change and how rising seas will affect your area. 

Produced by Ben Abrams. Music by Meydän.

Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series examines environmental news in the coastal Carolina region. 

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Chemours, a chemicals plant located in Fayetteville, North Carolina has been leaching PFAS chemicals into the Cape Fear River for decades, impacting the health and well-being of the communities that rely on the river for drinking water. Three new bills have been recently proposed that Emily Donovan, co-founder of Clean Cape Fear, thinks are a good first step in addressing the contamination. In this episode, Donovan speaks to what residents closest to the plant are going through today – and how Chemours is reacting.

Produced by Kayla Guilliams. Music by Meydän.

Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series examines environmental news in the coastal Carolina region. 

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Lisa Rider is the Executive Director for Coastal Carolina Riverwatch (CCR), which serves Crystal Coast and White Oak River communities. Rider speaks to how COVID-19 is affecting their organization's signature environmental education programs. Amidst social distancing, new methods for educating communities about clean waterways are emerging. 

Produced by Chris Moncrief. Music by Meydän.

Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series examines environmental news in the coastal Carolina region.  

Support Shoresides’ local storytelling. Your gift helps us amplify coastal voices: https://givebutter.com/to7as6