By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A new class-action lawsuit seeks to force Mississippi’s capital city to fix its troubled water system, including the removal or repair of pipes and equipment contaminated with lead. The federal…
By DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A boil-water advisory has been lifted for Mississippi's capital, and the state will stop handing out free bottled water on Saturday. But the crisis isn't over. Water pressure still hasn't…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An independent watchdog in the Environmental Protection Agency says it is investigating the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital. Emergency repairs are happening after problems at Jackson's…
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Caleb Aguayo TUSCALOOSA - Following the water crisis at O.B. Water Plant in Jackson, Miss., a Tuscaloosa church is making sure affected residents…
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss (AP) - Students in Mississippi’s capital were able to return to class for the first time in a week with assurances that the toilets in sinks in their buildings would finally…
The gymnasium at Beulah Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa is filled with water destined for families in need who live in Jackson, Mississippi. Pastor David Gay said the bottled water drive for…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi's capital city is struggling with its water system. Many of Jackson's 150,000 residents have had little or no water coming from their faucets the past several days. Problems started…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi’s capital city is struggling with multiple water problems - too much on the ground after heavy rainfall in the past week, and not enough safe water…
