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The capital of Mississippi is without any running water for an 'indeterminate time' [1]
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Date: 2022-08-29
From Reuters, via US News and World Report:
(Reuters) - Jackson, Mississippi, stopped producing running water for much of the city on Monday after flooding damaged its main treatment plant, leading officials to declare an emergency and begin alternate water distribution for 180,000 people indefinitely. Officials had been aware in recent days that Jackson's main water treatment facility was vulnerable, operating with severe pump damage and without a reliable backup, Governor Tate Reeves said in an emergency address on Monday.
From ABC News, MS Governor Tate Reeves is in the process of declaring a state of emergency. He declared the same status for parts of central Mississippi on August 27.
Until it's fixed, there will be no reliable running water in Jackson, which will impact up to 180,000 people. The city won't be able to produce enough water for serious needs, including fighting fires and flushing toilets, Reeves said. All Jackson Public Schools will shift to virtual learning on Tuesday due to the water shortage, the school district said.
Republican governors have done such a great job addressing climate change. Here’s Governor Tate Reeves, joining 15 other governors in opposing SEC rules that would compel publicly traded companies to make disclosures about their greenhouse gas emissions:
On Tuesday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R) announced that he joined 15 Governors in a letter to President Biden and SEC Chairman Gary Gensler to urge the withdrawal of the proposed rule and allow the market to continue serving as the appropriate mechanism for judging climate risk, as it does for other types of market risks.
From the Clarion Ledger:
In interviews with the Clarion Ledger, Republicans Tate Reeves and Robert Foster expressed skepticism the warming is human-caused. Nearly all climate scientists agree that it is.
From Thomson-Reuters, how they play it:
"We can all agree that lower emissions are better, but we should also all be able to agree that cost-prohibitive, counterproductive regulations for the sake of catering to an extreme wing of a political party is destructive," said Bailey Martin, a spokeswoman for Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves.
“We should also all be able to agree.” Here’s some truth for you, Governor Reeves:
The Climate doesn’t care what you think.
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