Reclaiming the muddy waters

I grew up in the shadow of the Mississippi River, whose mythology pressed upon my imagination. 

Its culture inspired iconic works and political movements, while its agency resisted efforts to corral it. 

When researching my book, Muddy Thinking in the Mississippi River Delta: A Call for Reclamation(University of California Press, 2024), I found myself wrestling with the river’s complex nature. 

Beneath the popular renditions about the river that I grew up with was a storyline of mud – which is also the story of the climate crisis. 

https://www.desmog.com/2024/05/24/op-ed-we-need-to-reclaim-the-muddy-waters-of-the-louisiana-gulf-co