The Latest Breaking News from Lowndes

There was a deal to fix this Alabama community’s raw sewage crisis. Trump tore it up over DEI

Residents of Alabama’s Lowndes county are still fighting for basic sanitation after Trump’s DoJ canceled a landmark Biden-era agreement

The Guardian - US · Jul 13, 2025

Trump administration kills landmark pollution settlement in majority-Black county

Decision will affect mostly low-income Alabama residents as DoJ dismisses agreement over untreated sewage as DEI

The Guardian - US · Apr 24, 2025

‘You want it to outlive you’: an often-overlooked piece of civil rights history

A new documentary looks back at Lowndes county, where often-forgotten figures fought against white supremacy

The Guardian - US · Dec 5, 2022