03/05/2021
The federal government's role in helping local communities provide clean drinking water has plummeted over the past four decades. It is not an abstract conversation, but rather, one with real world impacts. Right now, our fellow citizens in Mississippi are facing the worst consequences of disinvestment.
by Amy Lupica, ODP Staff Writer While all eyes were on Texas last month, another part of the U.S. has been dealing with its own water crisis. Parts of Jackson, Mississippi have been without water for almost 3 weeks after cold weather swept through the region. Thousands of people, predominantly peopl...