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More interesting (if somewhat depressing) things I have learned about our country: the clay-heavy soils of Alabama make the use of standard septic systems very difficult, breaking and rendering them ineffective within a few years if not adapted specifically to this area. Why does this matter? Well, many households and small businesses in rural Alabama, including the author's native Lowndes County, already struggle to get by, and their broken (or simply absent) septic systems are making them sick, causing criminal charges that cause further burdens, and generally not allowing them to live with dignity. If you have heard about the environmental justice movement but not what they are trying to do, Flowers provides great examples on how to turn this problem around in here.… (mehr)
 
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jonerthon | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Oct 16, 2022 |
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This book's details will alarm and inform readers interested in climate change and race relations. Well-researched and documented facts make this an authoritative text. While difficult to read about the problem of waste runoff in many areas of the United States, it is imperative to know this information. People are being arrested and fined for not having expensive septic systems. Hookworms and other health issues follow. Waste is an environmental justice text.… (mehr)
 
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WiseOwlFactory | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Feb 20, 2022 |
The New York Times recommends the book "Waste" by Catherine Coleman Flowers which details her lifetime of activism and the lack of proper sewage treatment in the rural and poverty stricken Lowndes County, Alabama. I was drawn to to book for its documentation of sanitation problems, policies to support public health, identification of significant hookworm cases, and solutions to improve conditions. Certainly Catherine Coleman Flowers is central to this narrative, however the focus on the author herself detracts from the issues of inequity and their solutions. For those looking for a chronicle of activism, politics, and major players this book will suit you. Those seeking information on rural sanitation, articles by The New York Times, National Public Radio, Rotary Magazine, and many others will suffice.… (mehr)
 
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