![The sky at dusk is cut by the orange glow of the refinery at the Paranam Operations for Suralco, a subsidiary of Alcoa. The plant is no longer operational. Image by Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Suriname, 2017. The sky at dusk is cut by the orange glow of the refinery at the Paranam Operations for Suralco, a subsidiary of Alcoa. The plant is no longer operational. Image by Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Suriname, 2017.](/sites/default/files/09-18-17/strasburg_2.jpg)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporters Len Boselovic and Rich Lord and photojournalist Stephanie Strasburg discuss what went into researching and producing their Pulitzer Center supported story, "The Land Alcoa Dammed." Their reporting follows how the departure of multinational aluminum company Alcoa changed the economy, politics and culture of Suriname, a small country on the northern coast of South America.