The New York Times’ Felicity Barringer reports on a struggle between the Environmental Protection Agency, the Army Corps of Engineers—and local citizens—on how to best use 67,000 acres of Mississippi Delta wetland. The Army Corps of Engineers, which is in charge of federal flood control projects, has proposed since 1941 the installation of two pumps that would drain the area in order to produce arable land.

The project looked like it was finally going forward as a way to salvage the struggling local economy. EPA , though, argued that the area is one of the best aquatic resources in the nation. Barringer portrays the story as a genuine struggle between preserving economic well-being and preserving the environment. Read Barringer here. MB

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