In this episode we discuss the sewage crisis in Lowndes County, a predominantly Black county in Alabama that has been dealing with wastewater issues for decades.
And we highlight Catherine Coleman Flowers, an environmental and climate justice activist working to address the inadequate waste and water sanitation infrastructures in rural communities in the U.S.
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Audio Clip
Confronting Failing Wastewater Systems | Catherine Flowers | TEDxFoggyBottom
Sources
The Heavy Toll of the Black Belt’s Wastewater Crisis | The New Yorker
Sanitation Problems Have Plagued Black Residents of an Alabama County for Decades. The Government Might Finally Do Something About It | TIME
How Does a Septic System Work? | Southwest EFC
Alabama Black Belt Becomes Environmental Justice Test Case: Is Sanitation a Civil Right? | Inside Climate News
Black Alabamians endured poor sewage for decades. Now they may see justice. | The Washington Post
Battling America's 'dirty secret' | The Washington Post
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