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vice news tonight. When it rains, this town floods with sewage. march 25, 2021.

Centreville citizens for change, equity legal services, inc. & metropolitan St. louis equal housing &opportunity council virtual town hall. march 2, 2021. Password:1nC.?f2B

bennett, cornelius, constantine, jose, ph.d., geertsma, Meleah, jackson, kalila, nelson, nicole. Presented at the american geophysical union: How Scientific Activism, Legal Advocacy, and Community Organizing Address Environmental Inequalities in Centreville, Illinois. december 2020.

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Lutz, Eric, ‘They couldn’t care less’: plan to solve sewage crisis in Illinois town merely ‘a patch.’ April 13, 2021.

Munz, Michele, “Nowhere to go. Centreville residents are still living with sewage and floodwater.” April 11, 2021.

Smith, Catharine, Lutz, Eric. 'If white people were still here, this wouldn’t happen': the majority-Black town flooded with sewage. February 11, 2021.

Munz, Michele. Sewage and flooding woes in Centreville ‘urgent’ as senators call on EPA to help. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 30, 2020.

Equity Legal Services, Inc. and Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council file lawsuit in Southern District of Illinois on behalf of two Centreville residents seeking relief from stormwater flooding and sewage, June 5, 2020.

EarthJustice files informal complaint related to sewage in Centreville. July 17, 2020.

Mansouri, Kavahn. Centreville homes flood again. Residents say no one will help them. Belleville News-Democrat. July 2, 2020

Centreville residents seek federal court authority over leaders to fix ‘dysfunctional’ sewers; Their ‘sheer indifference’ blamed. Madison-St. Clair Record. June 5, 2020

Munz, Michele. Sewer problems plaguing Centreville homes lead to lawsuit seeking relief. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. June, 19, 2020

Chen, Eli. Centreville’s Sewage and Drainage Problems Put Community at Risk. March 5, 2020.

Editorial| Centreville residents are awash in sewage. Will no one take responsibility? St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 28, 2020

Munz, Michele. “A plea for help: Centreville’s sewage and drainage problems pose health, safety risks.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 23, 2020.

Mansouri, Kavahn. “Raw sewage invades the homes of Illinois’ poorest residents. Why hasn’t it been fixed?” Belleville News Democrat. February 23, 2020.

Johnson, Walter. “American Bottom.” Boston Review, 23 January 2020.

Rivas, Rebecca. “City jail costs diabetic inmate who can’t post bail a toe.” St. Louis American, 7 December 2018.

Rivas, Rebecca. “Diabetic inmate who lost toe denied bail reduction.” St. Louis American, 19 December 2018.