Hinds County, Miss., Emergency Management Operations Deputy Director Tracy Funches, right, and Operations Coordinator Luke Chennault, left, wade through floodwaters in northeast Jackson, Miss., Aug. 29, 2022, as they check water levels. Flooding affected a number of neighborhoods that are near the Pearl River. Environmental groups in Mississippi presented findings Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers showing a long-debated flood control project along the Pearl River would be “destructive,” the groups said, and alternative projects should be considered instead. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
