EPA: "All options are on the table" regarding a possible federal takeover of Jackson's water system
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The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says "all options are on the table" when it comes to a possible federal takeover of the water system in Jackson, Mississippi.
"It's hard to explain how and why government has failed the city of Jackson and the people of Jackson," EPA Administrator Michael Regan told CBS News in an interview that aired Tuesday on "Prime Time with John Dickerson."
Regan has traveled to Jackson twice since flooding at the end of August triggered the failure of a water treatment plant and left the capital city without running water for days. President Biden issued a disaster declaration and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared an emergency. The National Guard was called in to help with water distribution, schools and businesses were forced to close and residents were told to shower with their mouths closed because the water was not safe.
