Por: CBS News Nation November 30, 2022
The Justice Department made a rare intervention Tuesday to try to bring improvements in the beleaguered water system in Mississippi's capital city, which and continues to struggle.The department filed a proposal to appoint a third-party manager for the Jackson water system. That is meant to be an interim step while the federal government, the city of Jackson and the Mississippi State Department of Health try to negotiate a court-enforced... + full article
Associated Press USA Health December 24, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The federal government will put $600 million toward repairing the in Mississippi’s capital city — a project that the mayor has said could cost billions of dollars.Funding for Jackson water is included in a $1.7 trillion federal spending bill that... + más
$600M designated for struggling water system in Mississippi | WPLG Local 10
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WPLG Local 10 USA Politics December 24, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – The federal government will put $600 million toward repairing the in Mississippi's capital city — a project that the mayor has said could cost billions of dollars.Funding for Jackson water is included in a $1.7 trillion federal spending bill that passed... + más
$600M designated for struggling water system in Mississippi | Associated Press
Associated Press USA Health November 09, 2022
JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Monday released his response to a congressional investigation of the crisis that left 150,000 people in the state’s capital city without running water for several days in late summer. Reeves said Jackson has received a... + más
Mississippi governor responds to probe of Jackson water woes | ABC News
ABC News USA Health November 08, 2022
JACKSON, Miss -- Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Monday released his response to a congressional investigation of the crisis that left 150,000 people in the state's capital city without running water for several days in late summer. Reeves said Jackson has received a... + más
EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi water woes | WPTV
WPLG Local 10 USA Nation November 05, 2022
Mississippi officials on Friday approved the city of Jackson's request for $35.6 million in federal funds to help fix its crumbling water infrastructure, following this summer's flooding-induced breakdowns that left 150,000 people without running water for days.The... + más
Barges idling along Mississippi River sign of supply chain woes to come should drought worsen: Experts | ABC News
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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
NAACP says Jackson's water problems are civil rights issue | WPLG Local 10
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