Environmental

African-American Citizens Sue City of Rochelle, Georgia Over Decades of Sewage Dumping

Raw sewage flows into their homes and yards

Tallahassee, FL –(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2013. In Rochelle, Georgia, a town that recently made national news for its racially segregated prom, a group of African-American citizens is suing their city government for discharging the city’s raw sewage onto their properties.
 
Residents of Rochelle, GA. (Earthjustice)

Nine residents of Rochelle, GA are suing their city government for discharging the city’s raw sewage onto their properties. View photo slideshow »

White residents of Rochelle…

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