As Home Explosions Investigation Continues, Jackson Volunteers Provide Gas Detectors
The National Transportation Safety Board released its first report about two late January home explosions in Jackson, Miss.
The National Transportation Safety Board released its first report about two late January home explosions in Jackson, Miss.
Clara Barbour, 82, died in her Jackson home when it exploded on Jan. 24. Another house exploded three days later. A federal investigation is underway.
“On Feb. 22, 2022, President Joe Biden warned Americans that a Russian invasion of Ukraine and U.S. efforts to thwart or punish it—would come with a price tag. ‘Defending freedom will have costs, for us as well and here at home,’ Biden said. ‘We need to be honest about that.’ His statement came one day before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on targets throughout Ukraine, including western parts of the country. Now that war has broken out, the biggest costs for the U.S. will likely be in higher prices—on top of what is already the fastest pace of inflation in 40 years.”
Solar energy is on the rise in southeastern states, but Mississippi is lagging behind; less than 1 percent of the state’s electricity comes from solar power. Our region and nation remain heavily dependent on dirty, expensive fossil fuels. Fortunately, Mississippi has a secret weapon in the fight for affordable, clean energy: rural electric cooperatives.
Mississippi is not facing a severe shortage of gasoline this week, and state leadership have unanimously called for calm and an end to panic buying after a cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline that straddles the southeastern portion of the U.S.
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