Por: CBS News Politics October 26, 2022
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says all options are on the table when it comes to a possible federal takeover of the water system in Jackson, Mississippi.It's hard to explain how and why government has failed the city of Jackson and the people of Jackson, EPA Administrator Michael Regan told CBS News in an interview that aired Tuesday on Prime Time with John Dickerson.Regan has traveled to Jackson twice since flooding at... + full article
Associated Press USA Health October 21, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — 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 | WPLG Local 10
EPA launches civil rights investigation into Mississippi over Jackson water crisis | ABC News
ABC News USA Nation October 21, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it will open a federal civil rights investigation looking at Mississippi's use of federal funds in Jackson and if the majority Black residents were discriminated against by not funding improvements to the water... + más
EPA civil rights case targets Mississippi over Jackson water | Associated Press
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' | WPLG Local 10
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
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
Lawsuit seeks repairs to troubled Mississippi water system | Associated Press
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