Shiloh Community Flooding Stories

2026 News Articles

2025 news Articles

• Shiloh community begs state to take action after VRA agreement goes past extended deadline, Robert Smith, WDHN, December 8, 2025
• Flooding-prone community keeps advocating, pushes ALDOT to implement mitigation project as issues arise, Robert Smith, WDHN, October 8, 2025
• A year after Alabama signed a civil rights agreement to limit flooding, residents still fear every rainfall, Maia Rosenfeld and Jared Kofsky, ABC News, October 1, 2025
• Nonprofit organizations donate $100,000 to flooding prone community, Robert Smith, WDHN, September 4, 2025
• Shiloh Community receives thousands to help with devastating flooding, Richard Everett, WDHN, August 8, 2025
• Father of Environmental Justice Donates $50,000 to Elba, AL Shiloh Community Center, Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice, July 31, 2025
• Sen. Katie Britt’s office steps in to help with Shiloh flooding issues, Robert Smith, WDHN, July 28, 2025
• Shiloh residents file lawsuit against ALDOT for damage caused by elevated highway, Jacklynn Lambert, WTVY News 4, July 9, 2025
• Bullard Center Stands with Flood-Damaged Shiloh Community Residents’ Lawsuit Against Alabama DOT, Bullard Center Press Release, July 8, 2025
• Black Alabamians Sue State Department of Transportation Over Repeated Flooding, Inside Climate News, Lee Hedgepath, July 8, 2025
• Black Shiloh Community Property Owners Sue Alabama DOT Over Constant Highway Flooding, Bullard Center Blog, Dr. Robert D. Bullard, July 7, 2025
• Flooding-prone community seeks legal action against ALDOT, WDHN, Robert Smith, July 3, 2025
• State stalls progress for flooding plagued Shiloh community, WDHN, Richard Everett, June 6, 2025 
• Flooded Shiloh community works to hold state officials to their promises ‘We shouldn’t have to beg’, WDHN, Robert Smith, May 29, 2025
• Shiloh Community needs state to keep promises as damaging floods continue: ‘We are not going another six years like this’, WDHN, Robert Smith, May 12, 2025
• Earth month dialogues: No story is too small, Southern Environmental Law Center, April 30, 2025
• Flooded Shiloh community believes state, feds breached contract with residents after years long fight, WDHN, Richard Everett, April 29, 2025
• Environmental justice pioneer chides Sierra Club president, POLITICO Pro Greenwire, Mike Lee, April 18, 2025
• A Father of Environmental Justice Rebukes Sierra Club, Ben Jealous Over Treatment of Black Alabamians, Inside Climate News, Lee Hedgepeth, April 17, 2025
• EARTH MONTH: Why I am Asking the Sierra Club Board to Remove My Name from Its Dr. Robert D. Bullard Environmental Justice Award, Bullard Center Blog, Dr. Robert D. Bullard, April 16, 2025
• Earth month dialogues: Momentum builds to save Shiloh, Southern Environmental Law Center, New, April 15, 2025
• Shiloh facing new issues with state right of way (Video), Spot on Alabama, April 4, 2025
• Shiloh facing new issues with state right of way, Robert Smith, WDHN News, April 3, 2025
• ABC News' Steve Osunsami shares a personal story about his connection to Dr. Robert Bullard and his impactful work at the SELC’s 2025 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award, Bullard Center, April 1, 2025
• WDHN Black History Month, WDHN News, February 21, 2025
• SELC announces 2025 Reed Environmental Writing Award winners and featured speaker, PR Newswire, February 13, 2025  
• Celebrating the 2025 Reed Environmental Writing Award winners, Southern Environmental Law Center, News, February 13, 2025
• These Flooded Black Alabamians Say Biden, Buttigieg Failed Them. Now They Ask: Where Will Trump Stand?, Lee Hedgepath, Inside Climate News, February 9, 2025
• Flooded Shiloh community hopes for fast action of social justice under Trump administration, Robert Smith, WDHN, February 7, 2025
• Black Land Loss: Just Compensation for Shiloh, Robert D. Bullard, Ph.D., Bullard Center Blog, February 1, 2025
• Alabama community demands accountability for flood damage before Biden's term ends, Jared Kofsky and Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, January 17, 2025
• Black FedEX Driver's Justice, Black Ala. Community's Environmental Fight, AG Kristen Clarke Honored, Roland S. Martin, Roland Martin Unfiltered, January 13, 2025
• Sunday Worship LIVE from NEWBIRTH, Dr. Jamal Bryant, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, January 12, 2025
• Environmental Justice Leaders from Elba, Alabama and Allies from the Bullard Center and Sierra Club to Meet in Washington, DC in Last-Ditch Appeal to USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Secure Funding for Flood-Damaged Shiloh Community Before He Leaves Office, Bullard Center, January 10, 2025
• Environmental Justice Leaders from Elba, Alabama and the Bullard Center Invited to Speak at New Birth Missionary Church to Demand Justice for the Flood-Damaged Historic Black Shiloh Community, Bullard Center, January 9, 2025
• Secretary Buttigieg, Act Now to Secure Justice for Shiloh Before Trump Takes Charge, Dr. Robert D. Bullard, Common Dreams, January 9, 2025‍
• Open Letter to USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg Calling for Comprehensive Solutions to Flooding in Elba, Alabama Shiloh Community Before Leaving Office, Dr. Robert D. Bullard, Bullard Center Blog, January 9, 2025

2024 news Articles

• Flooded Shiloh family now dealing with mold, lung issues after years long battle with state, Robert Smith, WDHN, December 27, 2024
• Fight for Justice Expanding in Flooding Prone Wiregrass Community, WDHN, December 26, 2024
• Shiloh community gains support from churches across the nation in fight for change, Robert Smith, WDHN, December 11, 2024
• ‘False hope’: Black Alabama residents fear time is running out for flood damage resolution, Kayode Crown, Al.com, November 20, 2024
• Secretary Buttigieg, Act Now to Secure Justice for Shiloh Before Trump Takes Charge, Dr. Robert Bullard, Common Dreams, November 18, 2024 
• Open Letter to USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg Calling for Comprehensive Solutions to Flooding in Elba, Alabama Shiloh Community Before Leaving Office, Dr. Robert D. Bullard, Bullard Center Blog, November 18, 2024 
• Environmental justice advocate turning up the pressure on current administration for a solution to community’s flooding nightmare, Robert Smith, WDHN, November 14, 2024
• ‘This Is Racism’: Small Black Alabama Town Accuses State of ‘Intentionally’ Flooding Their Community, Causing Homes to ‘Sink’ to Force Them Off Property, Distraught Resident Says, Christian Boone, Atlanta Blackstar, November 7, 2024 
• Flooded Shiloh community worried over future help lines with Trump administration, Robert Smith, WDHN, November 7, 2024  
• Black Shiloh Community In Alabama Faces Ongoing Floods, Justice Delayed, Ben Jealous, Seattle Medium, October 31, 2024
• The clock is ticking for the government to do what is right for this flooded historic Black community, Ben Jealous, North Dallas Gazette, November 19, 2024
• Black residents say Alabama highway project caused flooding, damaged homes: ‘We need you to fix it’, Kayode Crown, Al.com, October 21, 2024
• Flooded Shiloh residents ask for community meeting after new deal, years of being ignored ‘It’s a patch up job’, Robert Smith, WDHN, October 16, 2024 
• Feds Resolve Civil Rights Complaint Brought by Rural Black Alabama Community, Adam Mahoney, Capital B News October 14, 2024
• Alabama will take steps to limit flooding of predominantly-Black community following federal civil rights investigation, Jared Kofsky and Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, October 9, 2024
• Environmental advocate calls out ALDOT, feds over new deal for flooded Shiloh residents, Robert Smith, WDHN, October 8, 2024
• Federal Highway Officials Reach Agreement With Alabama Over Claims It Discriminated Against Flooded Black Residents, Lee Hedgepeth, Inside Climate News, October 4, 2024
• FHWA Secures Binding Commitments from Alabama DOT to Construct Drainage Project to Address Stormwater Impacts and Flooding Complaints in Shiloh Community Along US Highway 84, Federal Highway Administration Press Release, October 4, 2024
• Black Communities Left to Sink as Insurance Companies Abandon the South, Adam Mahoney, Capital B News, September 26, 2024
• Environmental justice advocates calls for a sense of urgency from USDOT and ALDOT to address flooding in historically black community, Robert Smith, WDHN, September 6, 2024
• “It’s a slap in the face,” Shiloh residents say about ALDOT taking responsibility for bridge repairs but not flooding, Robert Smith, WDHN, September 2, 2024
• Leader of largest environmental organization in the nation visits Shiloh Community in efforts to tackle flooding crisis, Robert Smith, WDHN, August 28, 2024
• Shiloh community seeks the help of the NAACP in ongoing flooding crisis, Robert Smith, WDHN, May 3, 2024
• How Alabama Turned to Restrictive Deed Covenants to Ward Off Flooding Claims From Black Residents, Lee Hedgepeth, Inside Climate News, April 4, 2024
• Environmental justice advocate speaks out about ALDOT’s ongoing assessment in flooding-prone community, Robert Smith, WDHN, May 3, 2024
• ALDOT, national engineering firm evaluate highway stormwater runoff into historically black community, Robert Smith, WDHN, May 1, 2024
• Saving Shiloh: Flood-Impacted Black Community in Alabama Receives Federal Attention, Gonzalo Valdes, Sierra Club, April 18, 2024
• Buttigieg visits predominantly Black Alabama community following ABC News investigation about neighborhood flooding, Jared Kofsky, Maia Rosenfeld, and Steve Osunsami, ABC News, April 11, 2024
• In Alabama Visit, Buttigieg Strays Off The Beaten Path. Will It Help Shiloh, a Flooded Black Community?, Lee Hedgepeth, Inside Climate News, April 4, 2024
• Environmental justice expert, residents grateful for federal leaders visit to Shiloh community, Robert Smith, WDHN, April 4, 2024
• Feds investigating Shiloh flooding, say ALDOT should do more, Robert Smith, WDHN, April 3, 2024
• USDOT leaders to visit flooding-prone Shiloh Community, Robert Smith, WDHN, March 29, 2024
• Highway Robbery and Environmental Injustice in Alabama, Ben Jealous, Sierra Club, March 17, 2024
• Shiloh community residents meet with federal transportation leaders to address flooding, Robert Smith, WDHN, March 4, 2024
• A White House Advisor and Environmental Justice Activist Wants Immediate Help for Two Historically Black Communities in Alabama, Lee Hedgepeth, Inside Climate News, March 2, 2024
• Q&A: Robert Bullard Says 2024 Is the Year of Environmental Justice for an Inundated Shiloh, Alabama, Steve Curwood, Living on Earth, February 24, 2024
• Residents of historically Black Alabama community take flooding concerns to USDOT: 'Emergency situation', Jared Kofsky and Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, March 1, 2024
• Federal leaders get involved in Shiloh Community flooding issue, Robert Smith, WDHN, February 8, 2024
• How Racism Flooded Alabama’s Historically Black Shiloh Community, Lee Hedgepeth, Inside Climate News, February 7, 2024‍
• National environmental group, Bullard Center tour flooding-prone Shiloh Community; working towards solutions this year, Robert Smith, WDHN, February 5, 2024

2023 news Articles

• Shiloh residents optimistic for temporary relief as Bullard Center creates GoFundMe page, Robert Smith, WDHN, November 9, 2023
• Environmental justice groups working on solutions to address flooding issues in Shiloh community, Robert Smith, WDHN, November 9, 2023
• Shiloh community comes together to find solutions for flooding issues, Makyla Simmons, WTVY News 4, November 10, 2023
• Alabama Residents Claim A Bad State Development Project Causes Flooding In Their Community, Daniel Johnson, Black Enterprise, November 2, 2023
• Black Alabama residents whose homes keep flooding say officials misled them in order to finish highway project, TheGrio Staff, November 1, 2023
• Alabama accused of 'highway robbery' following flooding of predominantly-Black community, Jared Kofsky, Maia Rosenfeld, and Steve Osunsami, ABC News, October 31, 2023
• Black Alabamans say highway project caused major flooding, threatening their community, Jared Kofsky, Maia Rosenfeld, and Steve Osunsami, ABC News, October 31, 2023
• Alabama residents describe flooding they attribute to “environmental racism.”, Start Here Podcast - ABC Audio, October 31, 2023
• Climate change-induced flood risk is increasing in the United States. But most don't have insurance, Mark Nichols, ABC-TV News, NY, September 29, 202
• Engineer visits Shiloh community to begin investigation on home foundation damage, Robert Smith, WDHN, September 27, 2023
• How a Flooding Crisis Unearthed Another Environmental Injustice in Rural Alabama, Adam Mahoney, Capital B News, August 24, 2023
• Shiloh resident, environmental justice expert find another issue along with flooding, Robert Smith, WDHN, August 3, 2023
• Plagued by Floods and Kept in the Dark, a Black Alabama Community Turns to a Hometown Hero for Help, Kristoffer Tigue, ICN, July 28, 2023
• Environmental expert discusses findings to address Shiloh flooding, Robert Smith, WDHN, July 24, 2023
• Environmental justice advocate calls Shiloh community flooding ‘one of the worst’ projects, Robert Smith, WDHN, July 14, 2023
• Army Veteran seeks help to keep flooding issues from washing away his home, Jacklynn Lambert, WTVY News 4, July 14, 2023
• Shunned by state? Shiloh flooding brings environmental justice expert, Robert Smith, WDHN, July 13, 2023
• Environmentalist gets a close look at damage done to local community by flooding, Jacklynn Lambert, WTVY News 4, July 13, 2023
• How Biden’s Goal to ‘Electrify Everything’ Contributed to a Flooding Crisis, Adam Mahoney, Capital B News, June 13, 2023‍
• Shiloh community residents feel neglected as flooding issues worsen, Robert Smith, WDHN, May 23, 2023

2022 news Articles

• Drainage issues from highway drown Shiloh community, Taylor Pollock, WTVY News 4, June 3, 2022