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Jackson, Mississippi to receive $35.6M in federal water funds
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoJACKSON, Miss (AP) — Mississippi officials on Friday approved the city of Jackson’s request for...
EPA civil rights case targets Mississippi over Jackson water
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoThe federal government is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the...
Mississippi governor declares ‘a great day not to be in Jackson’ where water has been undrinkable
NY Daily News via AOL· 2 years agoWhile the people of Jackson, Miss., were enjoying their first full day with drinkable water in seven...
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The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOur team of reporters, visual journalists and editors is always busy in a state that outhits its...
Amid water woes, Jackson appoints new public works director
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — As the most populous city in Mississippi attempts to improve its troubled...
EPA preparing plan to help fix Jackson’s water system
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoJACKSON, Miss (AP) — The federal government wants to work with officials in Mississippi’s capital...
GOP governor claimed he blocked cash for Jackson, Miss. water system
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Years before people in Jackson were recently left without running water for...
Trial to begin for 2 white Mississippi men charged with shooting at Black FedEx driver
theGrio via AOL· 10 months agoThe father and son are charged with attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and shooting into the...
EPA leader: Jackson needs ‘fair share’ of money to fix water
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that he...
NAACP says Jackson’s water problems are civil rights issue
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In a federal complaint Tuesday, the NAACP said Mississippi officials “all but...