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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.

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Cries of Environmental Racism in Jackson, Mississippi As Water Crisis Worsens
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    climate change caused the flooding, but the water crisis was made by humans

    Jackson’s water crisis was triggered by floods and compounded by racism
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    Jackson’s water crisis was triggered by floods and compounded by racism

    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 …

    How Jackson, Mississippi, ran out of water
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    How Jackson, Mississippi, ran out of water

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    Vox - Benji Jones

    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 …

    Mississippi water crisis triggers blame game
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    Mississippi water crisis triggers blame game

    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 …

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