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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

Person in a green hazmat suit, black gloves, white helmet and face mask pours contaminated water from one glass container to another

Opinion | Racist Environmental Policies Expose Predominantly Black Counties to Toxins

April 17, 2024

A man in a black suit proffers a piece of paper to a woman in a floral top. Behind them is a doorway labeled "SVPREME COVRT"

State Takeover of Jackson Water System Passes Senate

March 12, 2024

A closeup of an older man looking to the right of the frame. A brown wood slat wall is behind him.

Renewed Jackson Water Takeover Bill Earns Henefin’s Support

February 28, 2024

a photo of Jackson's O.B. Curtis water treatment plant from an aerial view shows water tanks

Fact Check: Jackson Not Shutting Water Off, But 12,000 Face Outages

January 17, 2024

Ted Henifin, interim third-party manager for JXN Water, speaking at a press conference

Jackson SNAP Recipients Would Get Lower Water Rates Under New Proposal

November 21, 2023

Nancy Gaynor posing beside police chief Joseph Wade

‘Unsung Heroes’ of 2022 Water Crisis Reflect on First Anniversary

September 15, 2023

Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba speaking at a podium outside with colorful painted fencing behind him

Jackson Volunteers Clean Illegal Dumpsite on Water Crisis Anniversary

August 29, 2023

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

Thirsty for Change: How to Move Forward Regarding the Jackson Water Crisis

August 23, 2023

Ted Henefin listens to Mayor Chokwe A Lumumba speak

Jackson Water Safe To Drink, Officials Tell Federal Judge

June 22, 2023

President Joe Biden talks on the phone with Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba

Jackson Water System Getting $115 Million For Initial Repairs, Biden Announces

June 7, 2023

Izzy Award 2023

Mississippi Free Press Receives National Izzy Award Named for Famed Journalist I.F. Stone

May 8, 2023

a photo of people marching in Jackson holding a "Poor People's Campaign" banner, a banner that says "Free the Land, Clean the Water & Keep It Public" and several holding signs saying "Polluted Drinking Water is Violence"

Jackson Child Lead-Poisoning Case Proceeds Amid Water Crisis ‘More Dire Than Flint’

April 19, 2023

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