The Environmental Protection Agency has launched a review ofthe water crisisin Jackson, Mississippi, which left thousands of residents without water for days, an official confirmed to CBS News Saturday. Jennifer Kaplan, spokesperson for the EPA's Office of Inspector General (OIG), told CBS News t...
Winter storms that passed through the South last month caused long-term damage in several states, withmillions in Texaswithout power and water for days. While the focus was on the Lone Star State, Jackson, Mississippi continues to suffer from storm-related issues as well. In anticipation of a...
Residents in Jackson, Mississippi, were told this week they won’t have access to clean water “indefinitely,” a clear example of environmental racism.
In April, Lumumba called out the state's "racist" refusal to allocate additional funding to fix the long-standing issues plaguing Jackson's water infrastructure. “There are going to be people who don’t like that I say that,” hetold Mississippi Today. “But if they really have heartburn...
It is indisputable that “[a]ccess to clean, poison-free water is a fundamental human right.”[1]Nevertheless, the water infrastructure in Jackson, Mississippi has been plagued for decades by underinvestment, “neglect, mismanagement, and maintenance failures.”[2]Even though Jackson is the state...
The residents of Jackson, Mississippi have been living without safe drinking water for months. While the water system has been failing for years, the system was completely knocked out for one month due to a winter storm in 2021 and … Continue reading → Uncategorized Clean Environment Water New...
WASHINGTON, March 9 (Xinhua) -- A water outage in Jackson, the capital city of the southern U.S. state of Mississippi, has entered its fourth week, USA Today reported on Tuesday. The city of roughly 160,000 people remains under a citywide boil water notice issued on Feb. 16, leaving ...
The boil-water advisory in Jackson, Mississippi, has been lifted for all those who rely on the water system, Gov. Tate Reeves said at a Thursday news conference. 'We're suffering out here': Jackson residents and officials warned of water issues for years “On Tuesday, the Mississippi St...
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...
Jackson, Mississippi water shortage hurts local restaurants BRAVO! Italian Restaurant manager Tanya Burns shares what restaurants and locals in the community are facing as Jackson, Miss. water shortage continues. As the city of Jackson, Mississippi battles an ongoing water crisis, many in ...