Jackson, Mississippi, has struggled for years with erratic water supply, and city government has been sued on multiple occasions for making decisions that have led to lead poisoning of residents.
Residents in Jackson, Mississippi, continue to be hit with boil water notices, water shortages andother water infrastructure problemsthat have lingered for decades. Over the last two years, Jackson residents have been hit with more problems that left them without clean water for weeks at a time....
The water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe, impacting the public health and wellbeing of residents. Here we focus on Jackson’s most prevalent and vulnerable population, its children, by assessing how boil water...
MORE: Water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, 'very dire' for local businesses As city and state officials facilitate plant repairs and establish state-run water distribution sites throughout the city, making "significant gains", local organizations such as Operation Good continue to work tirelessly i...
Public schools in Jackson, Mississippi, were forced to go virtual on Thursday, with much of the state capital undera boil water notice since Christmas. Businesses in the city are also closing amid the water problems. Barrelhouse, a restaurant, has been serving bottled water, but it's closing...
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
Mississippi's capital has taken a step closer toward restoring water service. Jackson officials announced Sunday that water pressure has been restored to most of the city's customers. "All of Jackson should now have pressure and most are now experiencing normal pressure," the city said ...
Twenty years ago, tears welled up in our eyes as the bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney were dredged from the depths of a river in Mississippi. Twenty years later, our communities, black and Jewish, are in anguish, anger, and pain. Feelings have been hurt on both sides. There is...
Bottled water is handed out to residents of an apartment complex in the city of Jackson, Mississippi, on Sept. 3, 2022.Joshua Lott/The Washington Post/Getty Images NAACP President Derrick Johnson, who lives in Jackson with his family, called the EPA investigation a step in the right direction...
专辑:Jackson, Mississippi Water Crisis流派:流行 立即播放 收藏 分享 下载歌曲 作曲:Anirudh Khurana 作词:Anirudh Khurana In the heart of the south the rivers run dry The taps run empty and no one knows why Jackson streets once full of life Now struggle to survive the daily strife A city bound...