Hartsfield-Jackson just spilled over 30,000 gallons of sewage into a tributary of the Flint River.

Water samples afterward showed E. coli levels too numerous to count, and at least 200 dead fish. Tri-Cities residents are not surprised. They've been fighting this fight for a long time. In 2024, Canopy Atlanta contributor Hannah Palmer reported on what it looks like to live next to “the most important river Atlanta has never heard of,” and what it takes to keep fighting for clean air and water when the systems around you keep failing. "The fact that we are even having this conversation about environmental justice is a reminder for me that we're not free. We still have to fight to breathe clean air." ✍️ Hannah Palmer 📷 Dean Hesse and Hannah Palmer Read it at the link in bio.