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JACKSON WATER CRISIS COVERAGE

UNDER THE SURFACE: 2021 SERIES

Under the Surface, Part 1: Jackson Residents Struggle from Neglected Water System

Under the Surface, Part 1: Jackson Residents Struggle from Neglected Water System

Under The Surface, Part 2: After Jackson Freeze, the Fog of War

Under The Surface, Part 2: After Jackson Freeze, the Fog of War

Under the Surface, Part 3: A Water Crisis Amid A Legacy In Decline

Under the Surface, Part 3: A Water Crisis Amid A Legacy In Decline

MOST RECENT JACKSON WATER STORIES

Benign Neglect: There’s Obvious Racism Within the Mississippi Legislature

March 1, 2023

Ted Henifin and Chokwe A. Lumumba speaking

Mississippi Legislative Power Grabs and Takeover Attempts

February 6, 2023

State and City officials walk past sedimentation basins at the City of Jackson's O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility

Mississippi Lawmakers Trying to Take Over Jackson Water Funds, Federal Manager Warns

February 3, 2023

A man repairs a blue service pump at the J.H. Fewell Water Plant in Jackson

Water-Main Breaks in Mississippi and Across U.S. Can Be Stopped

January 19, 2023

Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba speaking at a podium

‘Massive Contribution’: Jackson Receiving $795 Million For Water Repairs

January 6, 2023

A JPS Classroom of students raising their hands

Jackson Public Schools Go Virtual As More Than Half Lack Water

January 5, 2023

‘Canary in the Coal Mine’: Ted Henifin on the Jackson Water Crisis

December 27, 2022

Bennie Thompson speaking at a podium, with the red and white stripes of the US flag behind him

Jacksonians Must Boil Water As Washington Clears $600 Million For Water Crisis

December 23, 2022

A freeze map of Mississippi overlayed on a photo of a frozen water pipe

Mississippi Residents, Jackson Water System Vulnerable As ‘Scary’ Freeze Arrives

December 22, 2022

a photo shows Rep. Bennie Thompson close up, looking straight forward while adjusting his glasses with his thumb and index finger

Congress Includes $600 Million For Jackson Water System In Omnibus Bill

December 20, 2022

EPA Administer Michael Regan in Jackson, MS

‘Seek Justice For Jackson’: Capital Water System Gets Interim Management Authority

November 30, 2022

A row of people sitting at a table including Chokwe Lumumba and EPA administer Michael Regan

‘Rebuild The Trust’: City of Jackson Approves EPA Order to Stabilize System

November 18, 2022

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