EPA Launches Civil Rights Investigation Into Jackson, Mississippi, Water Crisis

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By Olivia RosaneOct 24, 2022, 2:40 pm153 pts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a civil rights investigation into whether or not the state of Mississippi discriminated against its capital city of Jackson by failing to fix its outdated water infrastructure. The city of Jackson, which is more than 80 percent Black, suffered a…

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