WASHINGTON, April 17 -- American Rivers issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, American Rivers named the Big Sunflower and Yazoo Rivers, integral parts of the Mississippi Delta's ecosystem, among America's Most Endangered Rivers(R) of 2024. These rivers are severely threatened by a proposed agricultural drainage project known as the Yazoo Backwater Pumps that will also perpetuate the Delta's systemic racial injustices. "The Yazoo Pumps will not reduce flood risk for resid more PR