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A public health crisis in and around the city of Jackson, Mississippi, began in late August 2022 after the Pearl River flooded due to severe storms in the state. [1] The flooding caused the O. B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, the city's largest water treatment facility, which was already running on backup pumps due to failures the month prior, to stop the treatment of drinking water indefinitely.
Water pollution in the United States is a growing problem that became critical in the 19th century with the development of mechanized agriculture, mining, and industry, although laws and regulations introduced in the late 20th century have improved water quality in many water bodies. [ 1] Extensive industrialization and rapid urban growth ...
Summary of scheduled executions. As of August 13, 2024, a total of 37 people are scheduled to be executed in the United States. [ 1] All of these executions are scheduled over four calendar years in six U.S. states. [ 2] There are a total of 16 pending motions to set an execution date across seven states. [ 3]
This is a list of human deaths caused by snake bites in the United States by decade in reverse chronological order. These fatalities have been documented through news media, reports, cause-of-death statistics, scientific papers, or other sources. For general information on the topic, see Snakebite.
This is a list of largest reservoirs in the United States, including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater than or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3). Figures given are for maximum storage capacity (flood pool) of reservoirs, not regular storage volume (conservation pool).
This list of United States disasters by death toll includes disasters that occurred either in the United States, at diplomatic missions of the United States, or incidents outside of the United States in which a number of U.S. citizens were killed. Domestic deaths due to war in America are included except the American Civil War.
This list is complementary to the List of pipeline accidents in the United States. Large accidents, qualifying as industrial disasters are included. The production process encompasses all parts of the process from drilling for fuels to refining or processing to the final product. It also includes storage and disposal of waste.
90. $3.9 billion. Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021. Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas. A rare late-season tornado outbreak devastated states across the mid-south midwest, causing widespread damage and fatalities. Kentucky was particularly hard hit, with 75 fatalities occurring in the state.