February 27, 2020
The Rankin Hinds Pearl River Flood & Drainage Control District, called the Levee Board, is confident that the "One Lake" project will address flood control in Jackson. But environmentalists, including Jill Mastrototaro, left, policy director for Audubon Mississippi, gathered in front of the Pearl with a presentation challenging their certainty. Mayor of Monticello, Miss., Martha Watts, right, joined them, sharing her fears of downstream effects on local industry. Photo by Nick Judin
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'One Lake' Critics Sound Alarms on Bridges, Environment, Industry Effects
Environmentalists are sounding alarms over concerns that the Levee Board is misrepresenting alternative solutions to Jackson's flooding woes in favor of lucrative property-development opportunities.
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