Jackson, Mississippi

EPA Administrator Michael Regan, right, speaks to reporters in November 2021 at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, a Ridgeland, Miss.-based facility near Jackson, Miss., about longstanding water issues that have plagued the city.

Mississippi's top environment official denies his agency discriminated against Jackson

2:06pm January 09, 2023

by The Associated Press

The city's water system has suffered disruptions for years, but Christopher Wells says that the city received every loan it requested, and that an ongoing civil rights investigation is political.

Jackson, Mississippi's O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility's sedimentation basins in Ridgeland, Miss., shown in September.

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Burst pipes in Jackson, Mississippi, are just the latest of the city's water woes

6:01am December 31, 2022

by Scott Neuman

Officials have been struggling for months to patch up an "old, crumbling system" while planning for a more permanent fix.

Michelle Hartfield, a public information officer for the Salvation Army, takes notes while Booker Ellis, Chris Bonham and Walter Houston unload water donated by the Salvation Army to the Mississippi Industries for the Blind on Thursday.

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In Jackson, Miss., volunteers work hard to bring water to residents who need help

12:28pm September 05, 2022

by Stephan Bisaha

Local nonprofits have been delivering water directly to some residents, but the groups are still working on scaling up to dealing with a problem that stretches across the city.

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Strong currents from the swollen Pearl River flood over the Old Brandon Road Bridge in Jackson, Miss., on Sunday.

Officials: Mississippi Flooding Remains 'Precarious,' And Can 'Turn At Any Moment'

1:42pm February 16, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

Flooding is rippling across parts of the state capital of Jackson. Officials say that with more rain expected, the inundation could worsen. Thousands of residents have already been affected.