July 15, 2026

Families like mine industrialized the South. We paid the price in air pollution.

Families like mine industrialized the South. We paid the price in air pollution.
Families like mine industrialized the South. We paid the price in air pollution.
Families like mine industrialized the South. We paid the price in air pollution.
Families like mine industrialized the South. We paid the price in air pollution.
Families like mine industrialized the South. We paid the price in air pollution.
Families like mine industrialized the South. We paid the price in air pollution.

🌍✨ Families like mine industrialized the South. We paid the price in air pollution.

Why we’re watching: As a kid, I remember the mornings when the air carried a metallic smell, before I had the language to understand what it meant.

I grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, in a family of generations of steel and domestic workers. 💚

As the city expanded through mines and plants that produced fuel for the rest of the country, my ancestors labored.

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Reporting curated for GreenTV. Original reporting via Yale Climate Connections.