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When the water isn't safe to drink

In Louisiana, Tennessee, and Texas, Black communities are fighting for their right to access clean water.
EPA opens civil right probe of Mississippi after Jackson water crisis

EPA opens civil right probe of Mississippi after Jackson water crisis

The agency will also investigate whether the two state departments have procedural safeguards in place to prevent discrimination, according to the letter.
Andrian Lee, Melissa Scanlan: How to steer money for drinking water and sewer upgrades to the communities that need it most

Andrian Lee, Melissa Scanlan: How to steer money for drinking water and sewer upgrades to the communities that need it most

Congress has approved billions of dollars to fix water and sewer systems across the US. But getting that money to needy communities depends on how states define a key word.
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Students return to campus amid water crisis in Jackson

While its water crisis continued, students in Mississippi’s capital were able to return to class for the first time in a week Tuesday with assurances that the toilets and sinks in their buildings would finally work.

The water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi is a dire warning sign
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The water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi is a dire warning sign

A new episode of the Mother Jones Podcast looks at the crumbling infrastructure in one of America's most vulnerable cities.
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