The story of freight terminals in Perryman and across the region is still being written. Comprehensive legislation at a state and county level is needed to regulate these  transshipment points […]

Efforts to stall development on Perryman are set against the backdrop of expanding industrial transportation infrastructure and pro-development state policies. Calls to prioritize community concerns over industrial warehouse development continue. […]

Perryman and its adjacent neighborhoods have higher percentages of People of Color and people earning lower incomes.  Disadvantaged communities across the country experience disproportionate industrial development compared to more affluent […]

TCE is a cancer-causing legacy pollutant once used by the military as a flame retardant.  In February 1992, TCE was detected at two of the nine Perryman wells.  Poorly handled […]

Freight terminal development and stormwater runoff impacts not only residents, but also the surrounding environment. What’s lost when distribution centers are built is the cropland, forest, and wetlands – crucial […]

Beyond the visible issues of tractor trailer traffic, the 18 wheelers contribute additional harm to community members, notably air, noise, and light pollution.  Scientific literature has robustly correlated emissions from […]

The impacts of freight terminals on Perryman Peninsula are immediately evident, from trash to traffic.  The two-lane Perryman Road, the only major access to and from the peninsula, sees over […]

For more than a century, the Mitchell Company was the driving force of Perryman’s historic canning industry.  In 2015, the Mitchells sold 208 acres that is home to three freight […]

This is part one of nine in the Paving Paradise series by Gabriel Watson of The Commons. We will feature a new part each week. In part one of the […]