US EditionDOJ ends environmental justice agreement in Alabama county citing Trump
- The Trump administration ended a 2023 agreement about sewage problems in Alabama's Lowndes County.
- President Trump's order to end DEI programs led to the settlement termination.
- The agreement aimed to improve wastewater services for Black communities facing raw sewage exposure.
- Representative Sewell stated the agreement addressed a public health crisis unrelated to DEI.
- The Alabama Department of Public Health will address sanitation issues as funding allows.
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DOJ ends environmental justice agreement in Alabama county citing Trump
The U.S. Department of Justice is ending a settlement agreement with Alabama regarding wastewater problems in a rural Alabama county where most residents are Black.
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DOJ ends oversight of county accused of racial gaps — where 'kids play in sewage pools'
The Trump administration Justice Department is terminating a landmark consent decree established under the Biden administration with Lowndes County, Alabama, over accusations of racially discriminatory sanitation policies, reported The New York Times' Glenn Thrush on Friday. "DOJ just terminated consent decree with Lowndes County, Alabama to address documented, wrenching disparities in the quality of drinking water and sewer systems for Black an…
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