A Sewer Runs Through it

11 December 2000 - 2:00pm

A story of raw sewage, public health, environmental justice, and politics.

"A former farmworker wanted only a utility system for her Fort Bend colonia. Seven years later, there's still tainted water and untreated sewage--but raw words and the stench of politics flow freely." A feature article by John Suval.

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Source: HoustonPress, December 7, 2000
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