Alex Rozier

The pipeline, called the "Mississippi Crossing Project," would start in Greenville and cross through Humphreys, Holmes, Attala, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Lauderdale and Clarke counties.

A week after releasing a report on the Holly Springs Utility Department, the PSC has scheduled a "show cause" hearing over the troubled power provider.

A federal judge said he's planning an in-person visit to Blossom Apartments, where JXN Water shut off service over a $400,000 unpaid water bill.

Mississippi awarded Jackson $35.6 million in matching federal funds for its water and sewer systems but has withheld the money without explanation, SPLC says.

Follow Mississippi Today's coverage of flooding in Mississippi, where some places are seeing historic rises in water levels.

The Mississippi PSC voted unanimously to ask a chancery judge to place the troubled Holly Springs Utility Department into the hands of a third party.

Holly Springs taxpayers will be responsible for the daily fines of up to $12,500 the PSC imposed over the city's troubled power provider.

Jackson's third-party water and sewer utility says the system "iis barreling toward insolvency."

A 2023 study concluded Mississippi was the most vulnerable state to climate change in the country with a litany of social inequities that exacerbate frequent natural disasters.

While research suggests Mississippi is as vulnerable to climate change as anywhere in the country, state leadership has failed to embrace mitigation over the last two decades.