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![Blackey’s now-defunct water plant behind fence. The fence has a no trespassing sign on it.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/294723034_1036325793918307_2773880670119116519_n-scaled-e1658759602501-900x422.jpg)
As a storied Kentucky town ‘dissolves’, others may follow
By: Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BLACKEY, Ky. (OVR) — The mayor of Blackey stepped down years ago. The city council dwindled down to nothing. No one stepped up to replace them. Though the former coal camp town… Read More
![Water that came under a levee in Greenville, Miss., in 2011 caused this street to collapse. The city has had major floods twice since then, including record-breaking high water this year. Greenville's mayor says many residents live in low-lying areas served by outdated infrastructure.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-114026332-18e0832d50adcdb1b57c05c476632971d6013a0a-e1564072702867-900x422.jpg)
Small Towns Fear They Are Unprepared For Future Climate-Driven Flooding
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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The central U.S. just experienced the most widespread river flooding ever recorded there. Flood defenses in major cities largely performed well, but many smaller communities were simply overwhelmed.