Opinion | Racist Environmental Policies Expose Predominantly Black Counties to Toxins
Jonathan Sharp writes that PFAS contamination in drinking water disproportionately affects communities of color in Mississippi.
Jonathan Sharp writes that PFAS contamination in drinking water disproportionately affects communities of color in Mississippi.
“As an ecologically oriented individual, environmental justice has always been an area of curiosity and passion for me, and Jackson, Miss., is a pronounced example of environmental infrastructure gone wrong,” Worth Wade Wilsey writes.
Dr. Karla McCullough, executive director of the Juanita Sims Doty Foundation, says Mississippi should embed core “humanizing factors” into our varying service support systems to improve relations and engagement within our communities, especially communities of color.
Kyra Roby, a policy analyst at One Voice Mississippi, believes state lawmakers should properly use the extra funds from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act to foster a better future for all Mississippians by fully funding public education, creating affordable health care, and providing affordable housing and solid infrastructure.
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