Nearly 200,000 people in Mississippi’s capital don’t have water to drink, flush toilets, or fight fires. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has declared …
Cries of Environmental Racism in Jackson, Mississippi As Water Crisis Worsens
Massive flooding from the Pearl River shut down a critical water plant in the Magnolia State's capital. Most of Jackson's residents are said to be without safe drinking water and now are scrambling for help. Tensions are running high because this situation isn't surprising — critics argue the government has for decades failed to invest properly in the majority-Black city's infrastructure. It's another example of how climate change impacts vulnerable communities.
climate change caused the flooding, but the water crisis was made by humans
A crisis that’s left thousands of residents with no running water was decades in the making. The water system in Jackson, Mississippi, the state’s capital and largest city, failed earlier this week. On Tuesday, most of the city’s 150,000 residents were without running water, prompting the state’s …
Flooding and excessive rainfall caused pumps to fail at a Jackson, Mississippi plant that left 150,000 residents without safe drinking water.
CNN — As Mississippi’s capital faces a third day without reliable water service Wednesday – pushing some residents to stand in long lines for bottled water and keeping schools and businesses closed – the mayor says he hopes water service can be restored this week. The problem came to a head Monday, …
The city, state and Biden administration scrambled to address the emergency that has left the city of 150,000 people without safe drinking water. A water crisis in Mississippi’s capital city has left scores of people without running water in sweltering temperatures and stoked fury over the state and …
(CNN) — While drought has parched the West and threatens the region’s water supply, in Jackson, Mississippi, it’s deluge that’s overwhelmed the water …
The water crisis unfolding in Mississippi’s capital this week has forced schools to shift to virtual learning, led to widespread distribution of bottled water and left Jackson’s mostly Black population without adequate pressure to reliably flush toilets or fight fires. The crumbling water …