It’s hurricane season and that concerns our episode guest, Danielle Purifoy, who looks at the ways extreme weather and other issues impact rural communities in the South. A native of Durham, who worked in Louisiana during Katrina recovery, Purifoy examines how people in varied communities cope with these challenges. Armed with a Ph.D. in environmental politics and a license to practice law, Purifoy’s research traces the roots of contemporary environmental conditions in the U.S. South, specifically in Black towns dating back to the post-Bellum era. An Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Purifoy writes about the legal dimensions of environmental justice. She is also an editor at Scalawag, a magazine devoted to Southern politics and culture.