A Mississippi flood relief project could harm 90,000 acres of valuable wetlands. Is it worth the tradeoff?

The pendulum swings back to high water on the Mississippi River

Headlines The southern half of Mississippi River will experience moderate to major flooding in the days ahead, albeit well under levels seen in other flood events in recent years. But the addition of potentially significant rainfall in portions of the Mid-South this weekend (Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas) could add to Lower Mississippi flooding risks. Flood situation on the Mississippi About a year and a half ago, dire concerns were raised about…

A Mississippi flood relief project could harm 90,000 acres of valuable wetlands. Is it worth the tradeoff?

The Yazoo Pumps project purports to reduce flooding while protecting farmers and minimizing environmental harm. But concerns over wetland degradation have stymied past, smaller versions of the project. The post A Mississippi flood relief project could harm 90,000 acres of valuable wetlands. Is it worth the tradeoff? appeared first on The Lens.