Jackson Jambalaya

Shockway will slide- just as he always does.

Fun fact: Councilman Vernon Hartley used to work for MDEQ.

Why didn't the EPA fine Jackson for dumping 50 million gallons of raw sewage into the Pearl River? Oh yeah, the Squad and Liz Warren wouldn't stand for such a fine.

So why doesn't MDEQ fine Jackson for the dumping of boo-boo?

Instead of fining an already overburdened city, I wish they could personally fine the politicians responsible for the gap in coverage.

MDEQ is the epitome of doing just enough not to get fired from state agency. They are worthless. I called them about a pretty serious issue with a developer and run off and they did nothing. MDEQ is soft.

Jackson doesn’t pay their other bills so why would they pay a fine from the Man?!?!?

And who do you think alerted the MDEQ after “warning” that they could fine if Richards didn’t get the contract.

MDEQ is the epitome of doing just enough not to get fired from state agency. They are worthless. I called them about a pretty serious issue with a developer and run off and they did nothing. MDEQ is soft.

It's a good thing the Mississippi Republican Party stands firmly on the side of effective enforcement of environmental protection laws!

"MDEQ is the epitome of doing just enough not to get fired from state agency. They are worthless. I called them about a pretty serious issue with a developer and run off and they did nothing. MDEQ is soft."

I worked there for several decades. I found the opposite to be more likely the case. The agency was/is hogtied by the governor, et al. If the offending party had friends downtown, they got to slide. If DEQ pushed too hard to simply follow the law, heads rolled.

EPA should first , fine Lying Lamumba and his chief of staff and sista and then put them all in jail!

Republicans don't trust the EPA so much after all that Kemper Clean Coal fuss.

And just what exactly will happen if Jackson does not pay whatever fine is sentenced?
This is all just for show.

Nothing ever actually happens.

Fining Jackson is in reality fining the few taxpayers remaining.

" I worked there for several decades. I found the opposite to be more likely the case. The agency was/is hogtied by the governor, et al. If the offending party had friends downtown, they got to slide . . . "

Indeed 2:39 PM.

All State Agencies operate under the same conditions.
I know, as I retired from separate Mississippi State agency.

Well when your goveror runs to deform things, and that's what folks vote for, what should you expect?

Fine him 800 million dollars

Looks like Kemper's Clean Coal about to be back in the news>

Newly unsealed False Claims filing: C:/Users/user/Downloads/gov.uscourts.gand.247372.13.0.pdf

"Well when your goveror runs to deform things..."

What the hell does that even mean?

I agree that nothing will come of it and Lumumba will “skate.” Lumumba is an any means to an end type of player; as such, another fine won’t faze him. He will continue to dismantle city services and hold the citizens hostage to achieve his end goal without blinking an eye. The special chancellor who presided over the “city vs itself” garbage dispute summed it up perfectly:
“The City of Jackson does not a democratic form of government. It has a DICTATORSHIP.”

That is a strong condemnation. Lumumba didn’t bat an eye. The press ignored it. I doubt it even registered with more than a few people. I don’t know if people are numb to Lumumba’s bullshit or if they just don’t care.

The penalties will be assessed by the Commission on Environmental Quality, not the Department of Environmental Quality. The Commission is made up of people appointed by the Governor. They did assess a big penalty recently, so maybe they will tag the City of Jackson, too.

November 15, 2023 at 7:21 PM, your link doesn't work.

This is just a continuation of stupid.
Deprived the city of the money it needs to function and then fine it for not functioning.

And, my all means, keep spending in Podunk MS, Jackson's sales tax money except for the pennies (literally) we get to keep.

Do look up where most of the sales tax money Mississippi generates originates. It ain't Podunk.

You might should take note that there a deep pocket Republicans living in Eastover and CCJ and POLICY should benefit ALL citizens of MS, not just the areas with the most party loyalists!

It's called fairness and aka good governance!

This "hate" crap is destructive and crazy!

Some of you believe in a Jewish and Muslim threats,threats from gays and sex trade, and the horror of late term abortions as if those are the major threats to society. Look up the math...you fear applies to a tiny percentage of the US that is scattered not concentrated. You believe we are being invaded but the party isn't writing much less passing laws improving immigration requirements or the agency that is a patchwork mess.

You talk the talk but don't want to lose the issues by fixing what is broken. The GOP wants you worried and sending money but to fix what is broken means those elected have to actually think and work instead of preen and fund raise.

November 16, 2023 at 3:34 AM, they don't know what it means, either. They just hate all things Tate.

Link to the unsealed and amended Kemper Clean Coal False Claims complaint:


https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.247372/gov.uscourts.gand.247372.13.0.pdf