Jackson S Water Crisis Marks A Bigger Loss To The Climate
Comment The water crisis unfolding in Mississippi’s capital this week has forced schools to turn to virtual learning, led to widespread distribution of bottled water and left Jackson’s mostly black population without enough pressure to reliably flush toilets or fight fires. The dilapidated water infrastructure in Jackson — where about 150,000 residents were under a boil alert even before heavy rains and river flooding overwhelmed the system this weekend — is plagued by decades of underinvestment and delayed maintenance....