Willie Nelson

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We need your help. Over 200,000 acres of wetlands in the Mississippi River flyway are at risk of destruction.

Take action to save these precious wetlands!

Some of the richest natural resources in the nation are in the heart of the Mississippi River flyway. The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) wants to spend $211 million of your tax dollars on a project that could drain and damage more than 200,000 acres of the wetlands in this area.

In one of the most sparsely populated regions in the state of Mississippi, the Corps would like to build the world’s largest hydraulic pumping plant.

In a throwback to another era – and contrary to federal policy – the Yazoo Pumps would be used to drain wetlands so agribusiness can intensify production to reap more farm subsidy payments.

We need your help today. The Corps has released its final recommendation for the Yazoo Pumps, and we must put a stop to this wasteful and destructive project.

Send an email! Tell the Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of the Interior to dump the Pumps and protect these wetlands.

Thanks for taking action,

Environmental Defense Action Network

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