Por: Associated Press Life November 01, 2022
JACKSON, Miss (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency confirmed Monday that the water in Mississippi’s capital city is safe to drink, after months of sampling at a treatment plant overwhelmed by August flooding that caused wide supply disruptions.The beleaguered O.B. Curtis water treatment plant after the late summer flooding left 150,000 people without running water for several days. People waited in lines for water to drink, bathe,... + 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
Politico USA 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... + más
EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi water woes | WPTV
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
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
Associated Press USA Health October 14, 2022
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 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 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
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