American Rivers: Big Sunflower and Yazoo Rivers Names Among America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2024
April 17, 2024
April 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- American Rivers issued the following news release on April 16, 2024:
Today, American Rivers named the Big Sunflower and Yazoo Rivers, integral parts of the Mississippi Delta's ecosystem, among America's Most Endangered Rivers(R) of 2024. These rivers are severely threatened by a proposed agricultural drainage project known as the Yazoo Backwater Pumps that will also perpetuate the Delta's systemic racial injustices.
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Today, American Rivers named the Big Sunflower and Yazoo Rivers, integral parts of the Mississippi Delta's ecosystem, among America's Most Endangered Rivers(R) of 2024. These rivers are severely threatened by a proposed agricultural drainage project known as the Yazoo Backwater Pumps that will also perpetuate the Delta's systemic racial injustices.
"The Yazo . . .