In 2007, LDF began representing 11 members of the Holt family who had lived in Dickson, TN for generations. For decades, the Holt’s well water was polluted with cancer-causing chemicals and government officials never notified them. https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/holt-v-scovill/">https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issu...
Shelia Holt-Orstead, whose investigation initially uncovered the contamination of her family’s water, continues to be a vocal advocate for environmental justice. Learn more about her story here: https://tminstituteldf.org/sheila-holt-orsted/">https://tminstituteldf.org/sheila-ho...
Many communities of color lack access to a simple, basic human right: clean, affordable drinking water. In 2019, we released the groundbreaking report, #WaterColor, which documents the history of discrimination in the supply of municipal services. #Water4All
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