Residents Finally Get to Participate in Negotiations Over Jackson’s Water Crisis
Residents experience near-daily concerns about sewage leakage, frequent boil water advisories and exposure to lead.
Jackson, Mississippi, residents will now have a formal seat in negotiations that could determine the future of clean water access. The change comes from a “motion to intervene” in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) case against the city of Jackson. Filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of the Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign and the People’s Advocacy Institute...