Joe Biden announces first funds for Jackson water system. See what it will be used for

Jackson's water system has been served its first slice of a promised $600 million federal investment in the public utility that for decades has been plagued by issues and more recently has seen nationally publicized system-wide failures. The Environmental Protection Agency and President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the city, through its federally appointed third party water manager and the corporation he oversees, will be receiving $115 million of that total. According to an EPA news release, this batch of funds will be used for identifying and fixing leaks in...