Por: WPLG Local 10 Health September 26, 2022
The federal government wants to work with officials in Mississippi's capital city to reach a legal agreement that ensures Jackson can sustain its water system in the future, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said Monday. Federal attorneys also sent a letter to city officials Monday threatening legal action against the city if it does not agree to negotiations related to its water system. Regan returned to... + full article
Associated Press USA Business September 28, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In a federal complaint Tuesday, the NAACP said Mississippi officials “all but assured” a drinking water calamity in Jackson by depriving the state’s majority-Black capital city of badly needed funds to upgrade its infrastructure. The organization... + más
NAACP says Jackson's water problems are civil rights issue | WPLG Local 10
Lawsuit seeks repairs to troubled Mississippi water system | Associated Press
WPLG Local 10 USA Politics September 28, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – In a federal complaint Tuesday, the NAACP said Mississippi officials “all but assured” a drinking water calamity in Jackson by depriving the state’s majority-Black capital city of badly needed funds to upgrade its infrastructure. The organization asked... + más
NAACP says Jackson's water problems are civil rights issue | Associated Press
Associated Press USA Health September 27, 2022
JACKSON, Miss (AP) — The federal government wants to work with officials in Mississippi’s capital city to reach a legal agreement that ensures Jackson can sustain its water system in the future, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said Monday. Federal... + más
EPA preparing plan to help fix Jackson's water system | WPLG Local 10
WPLG Local 10 USA Politics September 27, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – Years before people in Jackson were recently for several days, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves claimed to have helped block money to fund water system repairs in the capital city.Reeves, a Republican, blames Jackson's water crisis on mismanagement at the... + más
EPA preparing plan to help fix Jackson's water system | Associated Press
Politico USA Politics September 24, 2022
House appropriators are considering sending as much as $200 million to address the drinking water crisis in Jackson, Miss., as part of the stop-gap spending measure to fund the government past Sept. 30. Documents obtained by POLITICO show draft language that would deliver the... + más
Water problems in Jackson, Mississippi, go deeper than pipes, experts say | ABC News
ABC News USA Nation September 21, 2022
When Jackson, Mississippi, residents lost access to clean water late last month, federal, state and local officials scrambled to fix an infrastructure problem deeper than just money could solve.In August, historic flooding in Mississippi damaged a major pump at the O.B. Curtis... + más
Our Views: Consider Jackson water crisis a warning for Louisiana, and the nation | The Advocate
Associated Press USA Health September 20, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new class-action lawsuit seeks to force Mississippi’s capital city to fix its , including removal or repair of pipes and equipment contaminated with lead.The suit was filed Friday in federal district court, a day after the state health department told... + más
Racism seen as root of water crisis in Mississippi capital | Associated Press
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