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Legendary environmental activist talks America\\u2019s contaminated water supply.

The entire population of Jackson, Mississippi lost access to safe running water after excessive rainfall and flooding. But it\\u2019s not the first time there\\u2019s been issues with the city\\u2019s water supply, or the first case of contaminated drinking water in the US.

Justin and Sarah speak to environmental activist Erin Brockovich, who won a case over safe drinking water in California, before being portrayed on film by Julia Roberts. They\\u2019re also joined by Corey Stern, the lawyer representing 1,600 Jackson residents in their lawsuits against the city and the state.

The mayor of Jackson, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, now says \\u201cEven when we are not under a boil water notice, it\\u2019s not a matter of if these systems will fail, but when these systems will fail. Safe, drinkable, reliable, sustainable and an equitable water treatment facility is a much longer road ahead\\u201d.

And President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump have both been in Pennsylvania making some big speeches. The Americast gang break down what they said and how it played out on our undercover voters\\u2019 social media feeds.

Americast is made by Phil Marzouk, Alix Pickles and Chris Flynn. The studio director is Emma Crowe. The assistant editor is Sam Bonham. The senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.