Mississippi River mayors eye federal funds to fight effects of climate change
A large sandbar juts out into the Mississippi River south of Downtown Memphis Nov. 2, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Wetland depletion along the Mississippi River has left the region “exposed to disasters that would normally be absorbed by wetland capabilities,” the mayors said in their policy proposal.
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Mississippi River Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland Inflation Reduction ActKeely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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