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Tag: Environment

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 inEnvironmental Justice

Environmental justice activist leads fight against lead exposure in Black and brown communities

by Carrington J. Tatum October 28, 2021October 29, 2021
Posted inEnvironmental Justice

Two Binghamptons with multiple viewpoints on proposed new gas station

by Carrington J. Tatum October 25, 2021October 27, 2021
Posted inByhalia Connection Pipeline

Byhalia Pipeline critics to EPA: Tennessee violated civil rights law in issuing permit

by Carrington J. Tatum May 20, 2021June 1, 2021
Posted inByhalia Connection Pipeline

Pipeline ordinance on hold until July

by Carrington J. Tatum May 4, 2021May 4, 2021
Posted inEnvironmental Justice

Prospect Park gas station plans collapse, residents accuse developer of bad-faith tactics

by Carrington J. Tatum November 20, 2020November 23, 2020
Posted inEconomic Justice

South Memphis gas station project gets city council hearing date, residents prepare for fight

by Carrington J. Tatum November 18, 2020December 1, 2020
Posted inByhalia Connection Pipeline

Frustrated residents to put pressure on pipeline developers at Saturday meeting

by Leanna First-Arai October 16, 2020February 16, 2021
Posted inByhalia Connection Pipeline

Pipeline through the heart: A Black neighborhood’s uphill battle against oil developers

by Leanna First-Arai September 10, 2020April 2, 2021
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