Por: Politico Politics October 21, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency is launching an investigation into whether the Republican-controlled state of Mississippi violated the Civil Rights Act by depriving the predominantly Black city of Jackson of federal funds to repair its beleaguered water system. The probe comes in response to a complaint filed by the NAACP alleging a pattern of discrimination by the state against the city, where residents have faced more than 300 boil water... + full article
WPTV USA Nation October 21, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.The... + más
EPA opens civil right probe of Mississippi after Jackson water crisis | Politico
EPA: Racial disparity in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' | WPLG Local 10
WPLG Local 10 USA Politics October 21, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – The federal government is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its , the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday.The announcement... + más
EPA civil rights case targets Mississippi over Jackson water | ABC News
EPA launches civil rights investigation into Mississippi over Jackson water crisis | ABC7
ABC News USA Health October 20, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.The announcement... + más
EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi water woes | WPTV
NAACP says Jackson's water problems are civil rights issue | WPLG Local 10
The Advocate USA Business October 14, 2022
The state Departments of Environmental Quality and Health may be violating federal civil rights laws and regulations by allowing Black people to suffer disproportionate impacts from air pollution in Louisiana's industrial corridor, including an increased risk of cancer, the... + más
EPA: Racial disparity in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' | Associated Press
WPLG Local 10 USA Politics October 14, 2022
NEW ORLEANS – The said it has evidence that Black residents in an industrial section of Louisiana face an and that state officials have allowed air pollution to remain high and downplayed its threat.The agency's 56-page letter to Louisiana officials describes early... + más
EPA says state agencies' regulation of air pollution may violate civil rights of Black residents | The Advocate
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
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
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