Locals in the Mississippi backwater believe the Yazoo Pumps would prevent the floodwaters that regularly threaten thousands. But the EPA said they would destroy wetlands.
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Locals in the Mississippi backwater believe the Yazoo Pumps would prevent the floodwaters that regularly threaten thousands. But the EPA said they would destroy wetlands.