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Don’t Have Enough on Your Plate? Connecting High Rates of COVID-19 to Food Apartheids
Don’t Have Enough on Your Plate? Connecting High Rates of COVID-19 to Food Apartheids

COVID-19 has given us enough on our plates. But what about people who don’t have enough food on theirs to face it? The risk of food insecurity is higher among low-income populations in communities known as food deserts. In addition to these socioeconomic factors, food apartheid causes significant public health problems. In this two part article series, Summer Journalism Fellow Charlotte Ehlers draws connections between food insecurity, its related underlying public health issues, and higher rates of COVID-19 in affected communities.

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US, Journalism Fellowship, News & AnalysisCharlotte Ehlersfood apartheids, food, COVID19, Houston, urban farming, farms, food insecurity, cost, delivery, grocery, health, public health, socioeconomic disparities, affordable, healthy, neighborhood, disparity, inequity, economy, economic
South Korea’s Nuclear Standoff
South Korea’s Nuclear Standoff

Regardless of how the situation plays out, the cost of each alternative [energy] is incredibly high and in devising a solution, South Korea will need to address its priorities. For the longer the country waits, the costlier it gets.

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International, News & AnalysisMaxwell Chungkorea, South Korea, President Moon, nuclear, nuclear energy, renewables, LNG, cost, human cost, nuclear operation, power plant, power plant meltdown, energy efficient
Bye-Bye Boracay (For Now)
Bye-Bye Boracay (For Now)

While Boracay’s tourism-based economy has thrived by these increasing numbers, the small island lacked the necessary infrastructure to prepare.

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News & Analysis, All, Culture, InternationalGrace Hongvaction, enviro, environment, eco, ecotourism, tourism, tour, destination, idyllic, white-sand beaches, white-sand, sand, beach, beaches, Boracay, Philippines, island, tourists, asia, economic, growth, violations, violation, cost, natural, nation, government, decrease, practices, policies, policy, ecotourism policy, negative, solution, economic growth, prediction