The Sewage Crisis Drowning America’s Poorest Town – Capital B

The Sewage Crisis Drowning America’s Poorest Town – Capital B

In Cahokia Heights, Illinois, years of sewage backups have left residents grappling with bacterial infections, mold, and neglect. Will a federal order end the crisis

The Sewage Crisis Drowning America’s Poorest Town

Each time it rains, even if it’s just a light rainfall, the streets of Cahokia Heights, Illinois, flood. But that’s not all. Those floodwaters bring in a nightmarish brown tide, a disgusting slurry that engulfs the area, dragging with it the stench of human excrement and decay.  With such constant and high floodwaters, people have resorted to using boats to navigate the coffee-stained water that inundates their neighborhoods, while homes suffer …