Jackson Mississippi Water Crisis

The Daily Poster
View In: Jackson Mississippi Water CrisisAs Mississippi considers privatizing Jackson’s water, parts of the city system already run by private companies have been left in ruins.

Jacobin Magazine
View In: Jackson Mississippi Water CrisisThe federal government is investigating why the state of Mississippi has failed to adequately fund the Jackson water system, after the city’s water crisis left 180,000 residents without clean water for much of August and September. The news comes as Mississippi’s Republican governor Tate Reeves has bee...

The Brockovich Report
View In: Jackson Mississippi Water CrisisJackson, Mississippi Grapples With Water Decisions As City Moves Forward

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Jackson Mississippi Water Crisis“The response to a water crisis can't be turning the city water supply into a for-profit industry.”

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View In: Jackson Mississippi Water CrisisThe City of Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, is in crisis. Its 150,000 residents lack access to safe drinking water. Many have not had enough water to bathe or flush their toilets. Those with enough water pressure are being instructed to shower with their mouths closed

World Socialist Web Site
View In: Jackson Mississippi Water CrisisThe current disaster has been years in the making and was preceded by systemic failures as the city’s public water infrastructure became the target for corporate looters and was subjected to criminal neglect by local, state and federal governments.