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EPA civil rights case targets Mississippi over Jackson water

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The federal government is investigating whether […]

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  1. Madison

    EPA launches civil rights probe over longstanding water problems in Jackson, Mississippi (opens Madison)

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    This comes after leaders of two congressional committees said they were starting a joint investigation into a crisis that left most homes and businesses in Jackson without running water for several days.

  2. MyNorthwest

    EPA starts civil rights probe into Mississippi water woes (opens MyNorthwest)

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    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated

  3. Politico

    EPA opens civil right probe of Mississippi after Jackson water crisis (opens Politico)

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    The agency will also investigate whether the two state departments have procedural safeguards in place to prevent discrimination, according to the letter.

  4. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    EPA civil rights case targets Mississippi over Jackson water (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The federal government is investigating whether […]

  5. CBS News

    EPA launches civil rights investigation into Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis (opens CBS News)

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    About 80% of Jackson's 150,000 residents are Black, and about a quarter of the population lives in poverty.

  6. The Guardian

    EPA launches civil rights investigation into Mississippi water crisis (opens The Guardian)

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    EPA investigating whether state agencies discriminated against majority-Black city of Jackson by refusing to fund improvements

  7. NPR

    The EPA starts a civil rights probe into Mississippi's water woes (opens NPR)

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    The agency said that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.

  8. The Brunswick News

    EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi water woes (opens The Brunswick News)

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    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund

  9. Local Memphis

    EPA begins civil rights probe into Jackson, Mississippi, water woes (opens Local Memphis)

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    The EPA is investigating whether state agencies discriminated against the majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.

  10. The Daily Caller

    Biden’s EPA Investigates Mississippi For Racism After Jackson’s Water System Collapses (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The EPA said Thursday that it will investigate Mississippi state agencies to determine whether they discriminated against Jackson's black citizens.

  11. PBS NewsHour

    EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi water crisis (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The announcement came days after leaders of two congressional committees said they were starting a joint investigation into a crisis that left most homes and businesses in Jackson without running water for several days.

  12. KOB 4

    EPA launches civil rights investigation over longstanding water problems in majority-Black Jackson, Mississippi (opens KOB 4)

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    EPA launches civil rights investigation over longstanding water problems in majority-Black Jackson, Mississippi.

  13. Deseret News

    EPA launches civil rights investigation over Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis (opens Deseret News)

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    The investigation comes after the NAACP claimed the state’s response was discriminatory

  14. KVIA El Paso

    EPA launches federal civil rights investigation over Jackson water crisis (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Andi Babineau and Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the state of Mississippi over the Jackson water crisis. On Thursday, in response to complaints filed by the NAACP and Jackson residents, the EPA announced it will investigat…

  15. NBC News

    EPA investigates Mississippi's spending of federal funds before Jackson water crisis (opens NBC News)

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    The probe comes in response to a federal civil rights complaint by the NAACP.

  16. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    EPA investigating Jackson water (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    The federal government is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday.

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