Mississippi capital to hire emergency water plant workers
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JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Local officials in Mississippi's capital city, where a late summer water crisis upended life for 150,00 people, have approved an…
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California sues over ‘forever chemicals’ that taint water
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit filed Thursday by the state of California accuses 3M, Dupont and 16 smaller companies of covering up the harm caused…
When destitute small towns mean dangerous tap water
By MICHAEL PHILLIS, LEAH WILLINGHAM and CAMILLE FASSETT - Associated Press
KEYSTONE, W.Va. (AP) — Donna Dickerson’s heart would sink every time she’d…
EPA civil rights case targets Mississippi over Jackson water
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, MATTHEW DALY and AARON MORRISON - Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday…
EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi water woes
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, MATTHEW DALY and AARON MORRISON - Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday…
Town employee quietly lowered fluoride in water for years
By LISA RATHKE - Associated Press
RICHMOND, Vt. (AP) — Residents of a small community in Vermont were blindsided last month by news that one official in…
Governor: Mississippi capital’s water is again safe to drink
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After nearly two months of being forced to boil their water before drinking it or using…
EPA inspector general probes Mississippi capital water woes
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An independent watchdog in the Environmental Protection Agency said…
Poliovirus detected in more wastewater near New York City
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday the state was stepping up its polio-fighting efforts after the virus was detected in the wastewater of yet another…
Jackson water crisis forces residents to find alternatives
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and LEAH WILLINGHAM - Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The water pressure at James Brown’s home in Jackson was so low the…