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• cheers_queers@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  it’s full of shit.

  Stretches of the Mississippi River within the park corridor exceed water quality standards for mercury, bacteria, sediment, PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyl), and nutrients. Unfortunately, these “impairments” can make the water unsuitable for fishing, swimming, and drinking. Mar 6, 2023

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• Beaver@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The state has the highest obesity rate, is the least developed state, the life expectancy is at age 74.4, has the lowest high school graduation rate, one of the lowest tax rates in the country, one of the lowest unionization rates, the state government has been under republican trifectas since 2012.

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• JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It has the lowest HDI in the US. (0.866) That would put it between San Marino and Chile on the country HDI rating.

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• Fades@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Mississippi has been known for poverty and a lack of education and safety standards for quite some time now, not to mention the rampant sexism and racism.

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