Search Results for: yazoo
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Big Sunflower and Yazoo Rivers Names Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2024
Region needs flood protection solutions that prioritize safety, river health Washington, D.C. – Today, American Rivers named the Big Sunflower and Yazoo Rivers, integral parts of the Mississippi Delta’s ecosystem, among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2024. These rivers are severely threatened by a proposed agricultural drainage project known as the Yazoo Backwater Pumps that […]
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Science, Law, and Public Voice Prevail in Federal Challenge to Yazoo Pumps
Conservation groups’ lawsuit prompts Army Corps’ reversal December 15, 2021 CONTACTS: Jill Mastrototaro | Audubon Delta | (504) 481-3659 | jill.mastrototaro@audubon.org Louie Miller | Mississippi Sierra Club | (601) 624-3503 | louie.miller@sierraclub.org Olivia Dorothy | American Rivers | (217) 390-3658 | odorothy@americanrivers.org Andrew Whitehurst | Healthy Gulf | (601) 954-7236 | andrew@healthygulf.org Stu Gillespie | […]
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Conservation Groups Laud EPA Decision to Restore Yazoo Pumps Veto
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 17, 2021 CONTACTS: Jill Mastrototaro | Audubon Delta | (504) 481-3659 | jill.mastrototaro@audubon.org Louie Miller | Mississippi Sierra Club | (601) 624-3503 | louie.miller@sierraclub.org Olivia Dorothy | American Rivers | (217) 390-3658 | odorothy@americanrivers.org Andrew Whitehurst | Healthy Gulf | (601) 954-7236 | andrew@healthygulf.orgStu Gillespie | Earthjustice | (303) 996-9616 | […]
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Conservation Groups Denounce Federal Steamrolling of Law, Science, and Public Voice As Final Yazoo Pumps Study Released
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 11, 2020 CONTACT: Audubon Mississippi – Jill Mastrototaro, (504) 481-3659, jill.mastrototaro@audubon.org American Rivers – Olivia Dorothy, (217) 390-3658, odorothy@americanrivers.org Healthy Gulf – Andrew Whitehurst, (601) 954-7236, andrew@healthygulf.org Mississippi Sierra Club – Louie Miller, (601) 624-3503, louie.miller@sierraclub.org JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) hastily released a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement […]
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Threats to Clean Water Act intensify as Senate weighs bill to overturn veto of Yazoo Pumps
August 9, 2019 Contact: Olivia Dorothy, 217-390-3658 Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Threats to the Clean Water Act are intensifying as the Senate weighs a bill that would overturn a Clean Water Act veto of an ecologically devastating pumps project in the Mississippi Delta. Last week, Senators Hyde-Smith and Wicker introduced legislation that would overturn the Clean […]
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Yazoo Pumps: The Zombie Project That Must End
The Yazoo Pumps project on the Big Sunflower River, Mississippi, was a horrible idea in 1940 and it is a horrible idea today. Learn about the history of the project and take action to make sure it doesn’t happen – again.
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Mapping Out an Argument for Stopping the Yazoo Pumps
The Yazoo Pumps would not only cost taxpayers over $300 million, they would destroy lands taxpayers have already invested to protect in Mississippi.
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Blackwater River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2024
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Blackwater River, West Virginia’s prized waterway renowned for its recreation opportunities and wildlife, joins the list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2024. Threatened by a highway project, urgent action is needed to safeguard this regional treasure. The Blackwater River is threatened by the currently State-preferred (but not yet adopted) […]
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Tijuana River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2024
San Diego, CA – The Tijuana River Watershed, the ancestral and current homeland of the Kumeyaay People and a vital lifeline for millions on both sides of the U.S./Mexico border, faces a mounting threat as pollution chokes its waters, endangering public health and undermining local economies. Decades of neglect and inadequate wastewater infrastructure have led […]
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Kobuk River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2024
Kotzebue, AK – Today, the Kobuk River has been named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® for 2024. The health of this river is currently under threat from speculative mining development, exacerbated by the effects of climate change. “The Kobuk River is more than a resource to local and Indigenous communities,” said Sarah Dyrdahl of […]
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Trinity River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2024
Washington, D.C. – Today, American Rivers named the Trinity River, the largest tributary of the Klamath River, among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2024. Excessive water withdrawals and rising water temperatures threaten the river, and the people and salmon who depend on it. With the removal of the Klamath River dams, a watershed-wide restoration effort […]
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Farmington River Named One of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2024
Washington, D.C. – The Farmington River faces a significant threat from the harmful and outdated Rainbow Dam. Today, American Rivers announces the inclusion of the Farmington River in its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®. “The Farmington River supports diverse fish and wildlife, is a vital source of clean drinking water for the region, […]