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The Latest Breaking News from Jackson

Running water returns in Mississippi capital – but it’s still undrinkable

A boil water notice remains in majority-Black city and a long-term solution remains elusive

The Guardian - US

Michael Hiltzik: If Mississippi is a 'laboratory of democracy,' we're in trouble

The notion of states as "laboratories of democracy" is generally credited to Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis.

Los Angeles Times

EPA leader: Jackson needs 'fair share' of money to fix water

The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says he wants Mississippi’s capital city to receive “its fair share” of federal money to repair a troubled water system

The Independent UK

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Baltimore residents urged to boil tap water after E coli detected

City officials ‘taking this matter very seriously’ as detection comes amid water access problems in Jackson, Mississippi and New York

The Guardian - US

White House says Biden ‘zeroed in’ on environmental justice despite not visiting Jackson, Mississippi amid water crisis

‘We have made this a priority’, White House says

The Independent UK

Intense heat waves and flooding are battering electricity and water systems, as America's aging infrastructure sags under the pressure of climate change

The 1960s and 1970s were a golden age of infrastructure development in the U.S., with the expansion of the interstate system and widespread construction of new water treatment, wastewater and flood control systems reflecting national priorities in public health and national defense. But infrastructure requires maintenance, and, eventually, it has…

The Conversation

The crisis in Jackson shows how climate change is threatening water supplies

Historic flooding and record droughts are stressing water systems across the country, and experts warn that with climate change intensifying the crisis in Jackson, Miss., may be just the beginning.

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Students return to campus amid water crisis in Jackson

Students in Mississippi’s capital were able to return to class for the first time in a week with assurances that the toilets and sinks in their buildings would finally work

The Independent UK

In Jackson, Miss., volunteers work hard to bring water to residents who need help

Local nonprofits have been delivering water directly to some residents, but the groups are still working on scaling up to dealing with a problem that stretches across the city.

WEKU

Deion Sanders and Jackson State Provide Hope in Opening Win Amid Water Crisis

JSU football dominated in its 2022 Orange Blossom Classic win against Florida A&M, providing an escape for the city as it grapples with a water crisis.

Sports Illustrated

A major US city can’t give its citizens drinkable water. Is the US a failed state?

The citizens of Jackson, Mississippi, have their water delivered by the National Guard, a sign of how US public systems and services are in disarray.

Crikey

Residents in Mississippi's capital city get "positive" news as water begins flowing again

The water crisis has upended life for the city of nearly 150,000 people.

Axios

Jackson mayor: residents face ‘longer road ahead’ before safe water is restored

Precariousness of water system remains before services are fully restored after infrastructure failure, Chokwe Antar Lumumba says

The Guardian - US

Officials: Miss. capital city close to normal water pressure

Mississippi's capital has taken a step closer toward restoring normal water service to tens of thousands of customers

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Climate change is overwhelming US flood maps, FEMA head says

WASHINGTON — Flood maps used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are out of date and understate the risks to homes and businesses from flooding and extreme rain triggered by climate change, FEMA Director Deanne Criswell said.

USA Today Sports Media Group

PGA Tour’s Sanderson Farms Championship still planned, despite water crisis

The Country Club of Jackson operates its own self-sufficient water system with water from a nearby aquifer.

The Independent UK

Mississippi capital's Black business owners decry water woes

Black business owners in Mississippi’s capital say the city’s broken water system poses dire costs for their bottom lines

WEKU

Avoiding the tap water in Jackson, Miss., has been a way of life for decades

Residents accuse the largely white state government of neglecting the needs of a city that's 82% Black. White flight in the 1970s devastated the tax base, posing a major challenge to any solution.

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In Jackson, Miss., football goes on despite the water crisis

Football is a way of life in Jackson, Mississippi. So are boil water notices. The latest water crisis has not stopped fans from filling the stands to support a local college team.

AFP

Mississippi capital struggles without running water

Jackson (United States) (AFP) - With an increasingly acute crisis leaving many residents of Mississippi's capital without drinkable water, soldiers in fatigues have been called in to help, using forklifts and diggers to unload huge pallets of bottled water for distribution to those in dire need.

Salon

Jackson is a current Hurricane Katrina

Like Hurricane Katrina and Flint, Michigan, systemic racism fueled Jackson’s water crisis

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Mississippi capital's water woes are extensive

Mississippi's capital city is struggling with its water system

Al Jazeera

Mississippi capital’s water woes persist as aid trickles in

Jackson residents are lining up at distribution points to get bottled water after flooding spurred crisis this week.

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Biden: Mississippi governor 'has to act' on Jackson water

President Joe Biden says his administration has offered Mississippi “every single thing available” to address the water crisis that has gripped the state’s capital

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