Скачать или смотреть Bittersweet Muck: Florida sugar fires lead to complaints, research and calls for change

When you enter into the City of Belle Glade a sign reads, “Her soil is her fortune.” But many people change the phrase to say, “Her people are her fortune.” The people who live in Belle Glade and the other small towns along the southern edge of Lake Okeechobee are hard-working, passionate, and inspiring people who live in an area known for its unique, nutrient- rich soil, known as Muck.

For decades, the people who live in The Muck have discussed the potential environmental and health consequences of the practice. In this NBC 6 original documentary, Bittersweet Muck, NBC6 News Reporter Sasha Jones takes you inside the debate about air quality in Florida’s sugar country.

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