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Water pressure 'fluctuating' in Jackson amid frigid weather

Officials in Jackson, Mississippi, say the city’s water system is experiencing “fluctuating” pressure on Saturday afternoon amid frigid temperatures

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022

DOJ appointee eyes 1-year window for Jackson water upgrades

The manager appointed by the U.S. Justice Department to oversee reforms to the beleaguered water system in Mississippi’s capital city says he hopes to wrap up work in one year or less

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Judge OKs federal intervention in struggling water system

The U.S. Justice Department has received a federal judge’s approval to carry out its proposal to improve the precarious water system in Mississippi’s capital city

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Mississippi capital to receive $35.6M in federal water funds

Mississippi’s capital city has been awarded a tranche of federal funds to help fix its crumbling water infrastructure

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022

EPA: Water in Mississippi's capital city is safe to drink

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the water in Mississippi's capital city is now safe to drink, following months of sampling at a water treatment plant overwhelmed by late August flooding

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022

Mississippi governor extends Jackson water emergency order

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has extended the state of emergency over the water crisis in the capital city of Jackson

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022

US Congress investigating Mississippi capital’s water crisis

House committees launch joint probe of recent crisis that left 150,000 Jackson residents without water for several days.

Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2022

Congress probes Jackson water crisis as city and state spar

Congress is investigating the crisis that left 150,000 people in Mississippi’s capital city without running water for several days in late summer

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Republicans oppose social spending – will it cost them in the midterms?

Economy in focus: In Mississippi, poverty is high and water problems blight the state. But Republicans seem adamantly against spending to help their constituents

The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2022

Mississippi city with water woes also faces trash trouble

Mississippi’s capital city is still grappling with a troubled water system, and it could soon see garbage piling up outside homes and businesses

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022