EPA To Probe Claims Of Racial Discrimination In Jackson, Miss., Water Crisis

(October 24, 2022, 11:40 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will investigate claims of racial discrimination against the Mississippi Department of Health (MDH) and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) asserted by the national and local leaders of the NAACP in connection with the water contamination crisis in Jackson, Miss....