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Dianne Shelton shares this tiny home with a friend on the outskirts of Rolling Fork, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. Shelton, who is disabled, is angry and frustrated regarding the lack of assistance from local and other agencies after losing everything in a tornado that destroyed her home and much of Rolling Fork. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Officials urge patience to despairing survivors four months after a tornado ravaged Rolling Fork
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,08/14/23-4:56PM , 934 Reads 10,241 Statewide
Many of the survivors of the devastating March tornado in Rolling Fork are still uncertain of how they’ll enter the next phase of their lives. They only know, over four months later, that it won’t happen soon.
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Black Bayou water treatment facility in rural Leland, Friday, March 25, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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How will PFAS regulations affect Mississippi’s water providers, ratepayers?
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,08/14/23-7:26AM , 866 Reads 11,412 Statewide
As public pressure mounts to reduce the threat of PFAS in drinking water, local utilities around the country are unsure how soon they can comply with pending regulations from the federal government.
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Dangerous PFAS chemicals add to Mississippi’s water woes
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,08/09/23-10:02AM , 1442 Reads 8,907 Statewide

Crystal and Tim Dotson were spooked after watching “The Devil We Know,” a documentary about how the scarily named “forever chemicals” contaminated public soils and streams for decades.
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Feds propose putting broken Jackson sewer system under Henifin
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,07/26/23-1:46PM , 358 Reads 5,556 Statewide
A federal court Wednesday morning released a proposed agreement that would shift control of Jackson’s deteriorating sewer system under the control of Ted Henifin, who is already overseeing the city’s water system as a th
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