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Jackson meets the man tasked with fixing its water system

Jackson meets the man tasked with fixing its water system

Jackson residents meet man charged with rehabilitating city’s troubled water system.

by Alex Rozier December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

GOVERNMENT

Feds take over Jackson water after failures at the local and state level

Feds take over Jackson water after failures at the local and state level

by Bobby Harrison December 4, 2022December 2, 2022

DOJ order details third-party role over Jackson water, feds file new complaint

by Alex Rozier November 29, 2022November 29, 2022

Reeves officially ends state of emergency over Jackson water crisis

by Debbie Skipper November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

HEALTH

Photos: March for clean water held in Jackson

Photos: March for clean water held in Jackson

by Eric J. Shelton September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

Clean water restored for Jackson, Reeves hints at city losing control

by Alex Rozier September 15, 2022September 15, 2022

‘What’s next, the air?’ Local activists push back on proposed plans to privatize city water system

by Molly Minta September 15, 2022September 15, 2022

EDUCATION

JSU seeking federal funding to study water system, but state says it’s ‘not a guarantee’

JSU seeking federal funding to study water system, but state says it’s ‘not a guarantee’

by Molly Minta September 1, 2022September 1, 2022

Portable showers, prepackaged food: How Jackson colleges are responding to the water crisis

by Molly Minta August 30, 2022August 30, 2022

ENVIRONMENT

‘There’s a loss of hope’: EPA offers scant details as it tries to earn Jackson’s trust

‘There’s a loss of hope’: EPA offers scant details as it tries to earn Jackson’s trust

by Alex Rozier November 15, 2022November 15, 2022

The mystery of what’s next for Jackson’s water system

by Alex Rozier November 8, 2022November 8, 2022

Visiting JSU crowds put strain on Jackson water system, mayor says

by Alex Rozier October 24, 2022October 24, 2022

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My coffee-colored tap water went viral. I still don’t know what was in it.

My coffee-colored tap water went viral. I still don’t know what was in it.

by Molly Minta November 21, 2022November 21, 2022

Reeves tells Congress that state hasn’t blocked funding to Jackson

Reeves tells Congress that state hasn’t blocked funding to Jackson

by Alex Rozier November 7, 2022November 7, 2022

Jackson water crisis flows from century of poverty, neglect and racism

Jackson water crisis flows from century of poverty, neglect and racism

by Emily Le Coz, Daniel Connolly, Hadley Hitson, Evan Mealins, USA TODAY November 7, 2022November 7, 2022

Podcast: NAACP President discusses Jackson water crisis

Podcast: NAACP President discusses Jackson water crisis

by Geoff Pender and Alex Rozier October 31, 2022October 30, 2022

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