Worth fighting for: Young leader on eroding island works to protect 400 years of tradition

Tangier Island faces coastal erosion and a decreasing population in the Chesapeake Bay. But 23-year-old Vice Mayor Cameron Evans and island residents are working to restore their land and preserve 400 years of crabbing and sea-faring tradition.

This story was produced by Nuha Ibrahim Fawaz Hussein, Sabrina Tomei Gonzalez, and Seven Jamison at the 2024 SRL Summer Academy with support from Mohammad Pasha and Student Reporting Labs Senior Manager of Communications and Partnerships Christine Zirneklis.