This season of Broken Ground we spend time in the rural South with the people who call it home. Often celebrated for the quiet life close to nature, and a region that defines many perceptions of the South, it’s also a place polluting industries target, betting what they do will be out of sight and out of mind. Sometimes these polluters are even invited to town by local officials eager for economic engines. But in each community we visited, we met small town neighbors who summoned their nerve and rallied together to become a powerful force. Coalitions built small wins into a mighty wave, shifting tides and determining their destiny. Hear their stories this season on Broken Ground. 

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