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While water pressure has been restored in Jackson, Miss., the water is still not safe to drink and a boil order remains in effect. The ongoing issues are a result of years of neglect and of environmental racism, says an expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
State environmental officials have moved to loosen requirements amid a federal coal ash crackdown. Local residents are furious.
A push by Missouri regulators to change permitting requirements for coal ash ponds has environmental groups worried important safeguards will be lifted and toxic chemicals and metals could leach into groundwater with few protections.
"A push by Missouri regulators to change permitting requirements for coal ash ponds has environmental groups worried important safeguards will be lifted and toxic chemicals and metals could leach into groundwater with few protections."
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources proposed a new permit covering some coal ash ponds. Environmentalists say it's too lax.