Yazoo Backwater Project Finally Becoming a Reality
The disastrous 2019 Yazoo Backwater Flood lasted from January until August and flooded 548,000 acres, including 231,000 acres of crop land, flooded 686 homes and three highways. This historic backwater flood showed the damage that long-duration flooding can do to people, homes, farms, roads, wildlife, trees and the environment. Since 2022 the Council of Environmental […]