Dump the Pumps: Tell EPA to Maintain Their Rejection Of the Yazoo Pumps Project!

Authorized by Congress in 1941, the project would drain wetlands so that agribusiness could reap more farm subsidy payments by intensifying production.

In 2008, the George W. Bush Administration vetoed the project through the Clean Water Act –only 1 of 13 vetoes ever issued by EPA. The decision was supported by tens of thousands of Americans, including an overwhelming majority of Mississippians.

Recent analyses by the Corps of Engineers have found that under the best-case scenario, 68 percent of the area would continue to flood even with the Pumps in place! This conclusion supports past findings that the project is not designed to protect communities from flooding; rather, 80 percent of the project benefits would be for industrial agriculture by draining wetlands.

The $440 million-dollar Yazoo Pumps would be funded entirely by taxpayers, but EPA already has developed a plan that can provide practical, affordable relief for those affected in Mississippi’s South Delta.

Don’t let EPA throw away this crucial victory!
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