The Justice Department ended a deal that had helped fund a solution to the sewage crisis in rural Alabama. “Almost like we are starting all over again,” one activist said.

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    16 hours ago

    This sounds bad but it’s not an uncommon problem with septic systems in flood prone areas.

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      15 hours ago

      Yes, but at least a septic system is underground and functioning most of the time. They’re living with it literally just pumped outdoors. It’s basically an automated chamber pot that’s getting dumped outside.