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OUR MISSION:
We are a legal services non-profit organization that works alongside communities of color and other historically underserved communities who are regularly impacted by environmental and structural poverty issues with an emphasis on legal assistance, advocacy, and community empowerment.
Feature Articles
The Sewage Crisis Drowning America’s Poorest Town
Capital B | By Adam Mahoney
Published December 12, 2024
Cahokia Heights, IL – Advocates Disappointed with Consent Decree for Cahokia Heights: Decades of Flooding and Sewage Crises Remain Unresolved
By Equity Legal Services
December 10, 2024 - Immediate Release
“We Are Drowning in Neglect”: Cahokia Heights Residents Demand Action to Stop Sewage and Flooding Crisis
By Equity Legal Services
November 27, 2024 - Immediate Release