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Author Archives: Ashli Blow

Posted inEnvironmental Justice

Fake testing left South Memphis’ water vulnerable to toxins

by Ashli Blow December 21, 2022January 16, 2023

As an environmental consultant, DiAne Gordon’s job was to collect samples from a treatment basin that stored water after it was used to wash out concrete mixtures from trucks. The samples were then to be sent to a lab and tested, analyzed for toxins in wastewater from her clients, mostly Mid-South concrete companies, including many […]

A Black woman stands for a portrait. She is wearing dangling earrings, and a white sweater over a black top with a white crochet overlay.
Posted inEnvironmental Justice

Velsicol closed its chemical plant 10 years ago; Memphis still endures its toxic legacy

by Ashli Blow and Eli Motycka, Tennessee Lookout November 14, 2022November 14, 2022
Posted inByhalia Connection Pipeline

States using an old tactic to limit local power

by Ashli Blow March 18, 2022March 18, 2022
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