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Mississippi To Receive Almost $75M in Water Funding
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December 8, 2021
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Dec 8, 202112:21Now PlayingEPA administrator Michael Regan sent a letter last week to governors revealing how funds allocated for water infrastructure will be divided up among states.
Mississippi, a state that has been ravaged with crumbling infrastructure and water issues for years, will be receiving nearly $75 million in funding.
With 82% of the population in Mississippi’s capital being Black, Jackson is considered one of the Blackest big cities in America.
Mustafa Ali, the founder of Revitalization Strategies and vice president for Environmental Justice, Climate and Community Revitalization at National Wildlife Federation, and Charles Williams Jr., city engineer in Jackson’s Public Works Department, join Charles Blow on “Prime” to discuss.
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