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The water in Mississippi’s capital is safe to drink, city officials say
1 year, 6 months ago

The water in Mississippi’s capital is safe to drink, city officials say

Associated Press  

— The water flowing from faucets in Mississippi’s capital is safe to drink, city officials said in federal court Wednesday. U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate ordered Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Ted Henifin, whom Wingate appointed in November to manage the city’s beleaguered water system, to appear in court because of comments Lumumba made at a June 14 …

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A teen shares what it's like to be in school with no clean water
1 year, 6 months ago

A teen shares what it's like to be in school with no clean water

NPR  

A teen shares what it's like to be in school with no clean water Enlarge this image toggle caption Imani Khayyam for NPR Imani Khayyam for NPR Georgianna McKenny's award-winning podcast begins, fittingly, with a blaring alarm. "No water comes from the faucet" NPR judges loved Georgianna's entry because she took on a major story in her community, conducted in-depth …

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Mississippi company pleads guilty to federal illegal dumping
1 year, 11 months ago

Mississippi company pleads guilty to federal illegal dumping

Associated Press  

— A Mississippi wastewater hauling business has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally discharging industrial waste into the sewer system in the state’s capital city, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The company allowed for pollutant-filled waste to be illegally discharged into the Jackson Wastewater Treatment System, which consists of three wastewater treatment facilities and a sewer system that serves Jackson …

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Q&A: How Ted Henifin plans to fix Jackson’s water system
2 years ago

Q&A: How Ted Henifin plans to fix Jackson’s water system

Associated Press  

— The manager appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice to help fix the long-troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital has an expansive list of reforms on his plate. Henifin will spend the next year managing Jackson’s water system after the Justice Department won a federal judge’s approval to carry out a rare intervention to fix the city’s water system, …

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DOJ appointee eyes 1-year window for Jackson water upgrades
2 years ago

DOJ appointee eyes 1-year window for Jackson water upgrades

Associated Press  

— The manager appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice to oversee reforms to the beleaguered water system in Mississippi’s capital city said he hopes to wrap up work in one year or less. Ted Henifin outlined his intended time frame during a news conference Monday, echoing the Justice Department’s order appointing him as interim manager of the Jackson water …

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Congress probes Jackson water crisis as city and state spar
2 years, 2 months ago

Congress probes Jackson water crisis as city and state spar

Associated Press  

— Congress is investigating the crisis that left 150,000 people in Mississippi’s capital city without running water for several days in late summer, according to a letter sent to Gov. Reps. Bennie Thompson, of Mississippi, and Carolyn Maloney, of New York, sent the letter Monday requesting information on how Mississippi plans to spend $10 billion from the American Rescue Plan …

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NAACP says Jackson’s water problems are civil rights issue
2 years, 2 months ago

NAACP says Jackson’s water problems are civil rights issue

Associated Press  

— 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. Before the city’s latest water crisis, though, Reeves expressed his own opposition to state funding for Jackson water improvements, saying he wants to hold down …

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Water Crisis In Jackson Has A History : Consider This from NPR : NPR
2 years, 3 months ago

Water Crisis In Jackson Has A History : Consider This from NPR : NPR

NPR  

In Jackson, Mississippi, A Water Crisis Decades In The Making Enlarge this image toggle caption SETH HERALD/AFP via Getty Images SETH HERALD/AFP via Getty Images For more than a month, residents of Jackson, Mississippi, have not had access to safe drinking water. The city is under a boil water advisory after problems with the pumps at the city's main water …

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"There are no white people there": Jackson's water crisis, explained
2 years, 3 months ago

"There are no white people there": Jackson's water crisis, explained

Salon  

A combination of poor infrastructure, climate change and racism have long contributed to water issues in Jackson, Miss, and now heavy rainfalls have left close to 150,000 residents without access to safe drinking water. In a news conference Tuesday, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the water crisis has developed due to "a set of accumulated problems based on deferred …

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The water crisis in Jackson follows years of failure to fix an aging system
2 years, 3 months ago

The water crisis in Jackson follows years of failure to fix an aging system

NPR  

The water crisis in Jackson follows years of failure to fix an aging system Enlarge this image toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP Rogelio V. Solis/AP The city of Jackson was already struggling with a deteriorating water system long before the latest rains cut off access to safe drinking water for more than 150,000 people in Mississippi's capital. Enlarge this image …

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Jackson, Mississippi to go without drinking water ‘indefinitely’ after extreme flooding
2 years, 3 months ago

Jackson, Mississippi to go without drinking water ‘indefinitely’ after extreme flooding

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jackson has two water-treatment plants, and the larger one is near a reservoir that provides most of the city’s …

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