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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system. Public domain/Marina ShemeshJACKSON, Miss.
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(AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system. The announcement came days after leaders oftwo congressional committeessaid they were starting a joint investigation into a crisis that left most homes and businesses in Jackson without running water for several days in late August and early September.
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Amsterdam News » EPA launches civil rights probe over longstanding water problems in Jackson, Mississippi EPA launches civil rights probe over longstanding water problems in Jackson, Mississippi U.S. EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi capital's water crisis EPA launches civil rights investigation into Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis
Amsterdam News » EPA launches civil rights probe over longstanding water problems in Jackson, Mississippi EPA launches civil rights probe over longstanding water problems in Jackson, Mississippi U.S. EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi capital's water crisis EPA launches civil rights investigation into Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis
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Read more >> EPA launches civil rights probe over longstanding water problems in Jackson, MississippiThis comes after leaders of two congressional committees said they were starting a joint investigation into a crisis that left most homes and businesses in Jackson without running water for several days. EPA launches civil rights probe over longstanding water problems in Jackson, MississippiThis comes after leaders of two congressional committees said they were starting a joint investigation into a crisis that left most homes and businesses in Jackson without running water for several days.
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U.S. EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi capital's water crisisThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday opened an investigation into Mississippi state agencies to determine if they violated civil rights in the majority Black city of Jackson in the course of funding of the city's water infrastructure.
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So is this one of the municipalities that Nestle has been awarded the municipal water contract.. EPA launches civil rights investigation into Jackson, Mississippi, water crisisThe U S Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state' s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system Systematic racism; racism at EVERY level.
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Took them long enough geez
EPA launches civil rights investigation into Mississippi over Jackson water crisisThe Environmental Protection Agency will open a new federal civil rights investigation looking at Mississippi's use of federal funds in Jackson. Credit: Public domain/Marina Shemesh JACKSON, Miss.JACKSON, Miss.JACKSON, Miss.At the request of civil rights organizations, the EPA said it agreed to investigate Mississippi's Department of Health and Department of Environmental Quality to determine if they had "discriminated against the majority Black population of Jackson, Mississippi, on the basis of race, by intent or effect, in its funding of water infrastructure and treatment programs. (AP) — The U.S.S.
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Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system. The announcement came days after leaders of two congressional committees said they were starting a joint investigation into a crisis that left most homes and businesses in Jackson without running water for several days in late August and early September.
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The announcement came days after leaders of two congressional committees said they were starting a joint investigation into a crisis that left most homes and businesses in Jackson without running water for several days in late August and early September. Heavy rainfall in late August exacerbated problems at Jackson’s main water treatment facility. That followed a string of disruptions to the city's water supply in recent years caused by high lead levels, bacterial contamination and storm damage.
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Tate Reeves declared an emergency Aug. 29, and the state health department and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency have been overseeing operations and repairs at the facility since then.
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29, and the state health department and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency have been overseeing operations and repairs at the facility since then. About 80% of Jackson’s 150,000 residents are Black, and about a quarter of the population lives in poverty. About 80% of Jackson’s 150,000 residents are Black, and about a quarter of the population lives in poverty.
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By the time Reeves issued the emergency order, Jackson residents had already been told for a month to boil their water before to kill possible contaminants. By the time Reeves issued the emergency order, Jackson residents had already been told for a month to boil their water before to kill possible contaminants.com Register Reporting by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Aurora Ellis Our Standards:. NAACP President Derrick Johnson, who lives in Jackson with his family, called the EPA investigation a step in the right direction after years of the state withholding federal funds needed to avert the city’s water system.
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“We believe we gave compelling evidence that the state of Mississippi intentionally starved the city of Jackson of the resources to maintain its water infrastructure,” Johnson told The Associated Press on Thursday. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. “We want the EPA and this administration to put forth a course of action to prevent the state of Mississippi from ever doing this again.” Johnson was named among several resident complainants in the NAACP’s civil rights complaint against Mississippi.
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He said the state’s inaction and record of divestment in Jackson amounts to “systemic neglect. ” “We believe that all citizens of this country should be entitled to clean, fresh drinking water,” Johnson said.
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“Unfortunately, we live in a state that is still dealing in racial politics. And as a result of that, you have state leaders who seek to penalize African American residents of the city of Jackson in a very discriminatory way.” ___ Associated Press writer Michael Phillis in St.
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Louis contributed to this report. Daly reported from Washington and Morrison reported from New York. Related .
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