The site was instrumental in uncovering the EPA reporting that the city tried to hide for more than a year and has direct sources involved in the operation of the plant.
Sounds like the mayor hid the EPA report from the city council. Not sure how something like that can happen.
This does show the strength of our federal system, though. The local politics had a failure by putting in this mayor who is well outside of mainstream politics. This resulted in problems, such as the the water system not being operated properly. Eventually, the state got involved and raised the alarm, but like any messenger, they took a few arrows for their efforts. Eventually the feds got involved, and the Army Corps was able to put things on a better path.
Do you have a citation for your claim that this is some of the best reporting?
I live locally.
I've been reading Kingfish's blog for a long time... since 2008. And it reminds me why I left Mississippi every time I look at it. Kingfish isn't a web developer or a technologist (hence the *.blogspot.com domain and not something along the lines of www.kingfish.news like those of us in tech would have).
Kingfish is a just your garden variety blogger. His identity is already known, and he's considered to be controversial, but a truth teller: https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2017/jan/23/city-vetti...
He leans conservative, and although the so-called 'elite' media outlets consider that to be a crime nowadays, it isn't.
Not completely disinterested, and maybe there are things about which you don't trust him, but his citations are excellent. Lots of raw data to work with.