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University of Minnesota professor, students work to identify plastics in Mississippi River
Ebtehaj works at the University of Minnesota's lab on the river at St. Anthony Falls. For the past four years, he and his ...
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Jackson seeks public input on $45.7 million water system improvement plan
JACKSON, MI - Jackson residents will have a chance to discuss and learn more about a $45.7 million plan to upgrade the city’s water infrastructure next week. The city is applying for funding through ...
Thousands remain affected after burst water pipe
Thousands of properties are still without water supplies following a burst pipe in west Devon. South West Water (SWW) ...
Mississippi River rising triggers Bonnet Carre Spillway test for first time in five years
The Army Corps of Engineers tested the Bonnet Carre Spillway as Mississippi River levels rise near critical thresholds ...
Has Jackson repaired two sinkholes in West Jackson? Mayor Lumumba provides updates
City crews in Jackson are making progress on two large sinkholes in West Jackson, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said Monday. The first sinkhole appeared in early April on Westhaven Boulevard, near ...
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‘Trainwreck on the horizon’: The costly pains of Mississippi’s small water and sewer systems
This is the first of a two-part story.  “This state ain’t nothing but a big Jackson,” Central District Public Service ...
See 2 Jackson streets falling into sinkholes. Trees grow in sewer water. Who has to fix it?
A large sinkhole in Jackson, Mississippi, at the intersection of North Denver and Long streets, is big enough to swallow a ...