The Cost of Aging Water Infrastructure and Environmental Racism: The Jackson, Mississippi Water Crisis and Access to Funding

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作者：
Oyshi, Fouzia Hossain [1 ,4 ]
Chhour, Kristida [2 ,4 ]
Womack, Fredrick [3 ]
Carrasquillo, Maya E. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Berkeley, CA USA
[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Berkeley, CA USA
[3] Operat Good, Jackson, MI USA
[4] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
来源：
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | 2024年
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
environmental justice; water infrastructure funding; aging water infrastructure; barriers to funding; Jackson Water Crisis;
D O I：
10.1089/env.2022.0117
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
Jackson, Mississippi is a city with an ongoing water crisis due to underfunded aging water infrastructure. The predominantly Black city has experienced environmental racism due to historical white flight, funding allocation and conditions, tension between local and state governments, and maintenance and workforce development issues. This policy brief examines these factors that have contributed to the Jackson water crisis and how funding for drinking water infrastructure has been distributed, especially considering the historic investment in environmental justice by the Justice40 Initiative. This analysis informs the provided policy recommendations for the utilization of water infrastructure funding that advances environmental justice. This policy brief was prepared by researchers in partnership with water justice advocates in Jackson.
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