Water Crisis

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March 24, 2024
Residents rich and poor have never seen a shortage of this severity, a danger sign for the ruling African National…
October 21, 2022
The NAACP wants the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to make sure that from now on, federal funds are distributed equitably.
Flint water crisis settlement
October 5, 2022
A Michigan judge threw out felony charges Tuesday against seven people in the Flint water scandal, including two former state…
Mississippi governor race -- Tate Reeves
September 28, 2022
Years before people in Jackson were recently left without running water for several days, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves claimed to have helped…
September 28, 2022
The NAACP asked the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate Mississippi's alleged pattern of steering money to white communities with less…
September 16, 2022
Schools are relying on online classes when communities face their most trying times — disasters like wildfires, storms or a…
September 8, 2022
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that he wants Mississippi's capital city to receive “its fair…
September 7, 2022
Jackson, Mississippi students were able to return to class for the first time in a week Tuesday with assurances that…
September 2, 2022
Football coaches and players are trying to find ways to press forward, as many Jackson residents have been without running…
September 2, 2022
Jackson Mayor Lumumba tells theGrio that residents are "frustrated" amid ongoing water crisis as federal officials work to bring relief.
Flint-Water-Plant
November 7, 2021
Michigan agreed to pay the former director of the drinking water division after using her as a "public scapegoat" in…
October 14, 2021
According to reports, the residents of Benton Harbor have been struggling with lead in their water for as many as…
March 2, 2021
Thousands of residents in Jackson, Mississippi are still without running water since the winter storm paralyzed the city in February.
water Black hand
August 23, 2019
Five years after the water crisis in Flint, Michigan gained national attention, a new incident has Flint citizens alarmed.
March 24, 2016
On Wednesday, the Flint Water Advisory Task Force appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder issued a critique of the state
January 28, 2016
On Tuesday, The Game took to Instagram to announce that he was donating $500,000 to Flint, Michigan, making his the
January 22, 2016
FLINT, Michigan (AP) — Ever since the full extent of the water crisis in the city of Flint, Michigan, emerged,