They’re asking the federal government to investigate why the county spent most of its COVID-related relief funds in white communities while a predominantly-Black community faced a crisis with floodwater and sewage spilling into homes.
A BND investigation examines how residents’ health has been affected by sewage spilling into homes for decades and why local and state public health agencies have done little to nothing about it. This is what we found.
Raw sewage soaks into the floor, mold grows on the walls, and some residents of Cahokia Heights find themselves sick with respiratory conditions, heart problems, and bacterial infections more common in developing countries. It’s been going on for decades.