DURHAM, N.C.—A new paper by a team of Duke researchers examines longstanding environmental justice issues in Lowndes County, Alabama, and presents key findings from an innovative, multi-year collaboration with the local community aimed at addressing and resolving the problems.
The peer-reviewed paper, published Oct. 24 in the journal Local Environment, describes a sanitation system that’s either failing or nonexistent for hundreds of homes in Lowndes County, exposing a legacy of centuries of racial discrimination and government indifference.
CITATION: “Failing Septic Systems in Lowndes County, Alabama: Citizen Participation, Science, and Community Knowledge,” Elizabeth A. Albright, Catherine Coleman Flowers, Randall A. Kramer and Erika S. Weinthal; Local Environment, Oct. 24, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2023.2267066
