The Latest Breaking News from Chokwe Antar Lumumba

Congress is investigating the crisis that left 150,000 people in Mississippi’s capital city without running water for several days in late summer

Economy in focus: In Mississippi, poverty is high and water problems blight the state. But Republicans seem adamantly against spending to help their constituents

Mississippi’s capital city is still grappling with a troubled water system, and it could soon see garbage piling up outside homes and businesses

The Democratic mayor of Mississippi's capital is facing a leadership test as the city struggles to consistently produce clean drinking water

Officials in Mississippi’s capital city say workers have found lead in water pipes at 16 buildings out of nearly 24,000 checked so far

An independent watchdog in the Environmental Protection Agency says it is investigating the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital

This isn’t the first time a water-related emergency in a majority-Black city has landed on the agency inspector general's radar.

A boil water notice remains in majority-Black city and a long-term solution remains elusive

Precariousness of water system remains before services are fully restored after infrastructure failure, Chokwe Antar Lumumba says

Mississippi's capital has taken a step closer toward restoring normal water service to tens of thousands of customers

WASHINGTON — Flood maps used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are out of date and understate the risks to homes and businesses from flooding and extreme rain triggered by climate change, FEMA Director Deanne Criswell said.