{"id":168,"date":"2023-09-01T18:02:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T18:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/emerging-power\/?post_type=article&#038;p=168"},"modified":"2024-06-14T15:41:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T19:41:45","slug":"worth","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/emerging-power\/articles\/worth\/","title":{"rendered":"Thirsty For Change: How To Move Forward Regarding The Jackson Water Crisis"},"template":"","class_list":["post-168","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Worth Wade Wilsey\r\n\r\n\"To ensure access to clean water, we need to invest in infrastructure maintenance and repairs.\"","featured_image":"","article_type":false,"authors":"","related_issues":false,"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span data-contrast=\"none\">This article\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mississippifreepress.org\/35635\/thirsty-for-change-the-jackson-water-crisis-and-how-to-move-forward\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">originally appeared<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in the Mississippi Free Press on August 23, 2023 and was written by Democracy Fellow Worth Wilsey.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nAlthough I was not born in the Hospitality State, after four years of formative experiences as a college student and registered voter in the capital city, part of my identity is now undeniably Mississippian.\r\n\r\nAs an ecologically oriented individual, environmental justice has always been an area of curiosity and passion for me, and Jackson, Miss., is a pronounced example of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mississippifreepress.org\/jackson-water-crisis-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">environmental infrastructure<\/a>\u00a0gone wrong. 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