Important Milestone in Fight for Safe Drinking Water: Mississippi Poor People's Campaign and People's Advocacy Institute Granted Intervention in Federal Lawsuit
March 21, 2024
March 21, 2024
JACKSON, Mississippi, March 21 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on March 20, 2024:
After months of public advocacy, legal challenges, and community mobilization, a federal court granted Mississippi Poor People's Campaign and the People's Advocacy Institute intervention in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) lawsuit that resulted in the de facto takeover of Jackson's water system. Being granted intervention means they are now an o . . .
After months of public advocacy, legal challenges, and community mobilization, a federal court granted Mississippi Poor People's Campaign and the People's Advocacy Institute intervention in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) lawsuit that resulted in the de facto takeover of Jackson's water system. Being granted intervention means they are now an o . . .