Jack Armstrong

Breaking News & Environment Reporter @memphisnews
Previously @azcentral, @yournewsnet, @thesnews, @greatlakesecho

[Brooke Muckerman @BrookeMuckerman]

After 3 years covering anything and everything in Memphis, today is my last day at The Commercial Appeal.

This fall, I'm heading to Washington University in St. Louis for a master's in social policy.

But before I go — a thread. 🧵

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Mickell Lowery, John DeBerry vie for Shelby County mayoral seat https://t.co/YyCCwRRWb4

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The CA requested salaries for Memphis city employees. What we found https://t.co/NvCrueI8gL

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Early report shows South Memphis air pollution exceeds EPA standards https://t.co/mn4Wnknq8Y

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Immigrant communities in 'crisis mode' amid surge of ICE agents to Memphis, advocates say https://t.co/nqTEfyYBEU

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Researchers say xAI has minimal air quality impact; Shelby County reports 9 West Nile cases https://t.co/iqOkaaHykb

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Have questions about the National Guard in Memphis? The Commercial Appeal wants to answer https://t.co/t2uSg6X2aU

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Former West TN prison now receiving ICE detainees, company operating facility says https://t.co/dyzMvshOvF

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Mason board approves ICE detention center, mayor confirms after vote confusion https://t.co/xrMbB1VMIE

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What is a Sturgeon Moon? How to see it this weekend in Memphis and what it is https://t.co/xjOWg1yznq

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24 MSCS schools tested positive for elevated levels of lead in drinking water: What to know https://t.co/ebhoOIDGBA

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Memphis 'Trash Mane' collects thousands of gallons of litter per year with custom device https://t.co/gzjWNbhksp

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What environmental experts said about the City of Memphis' recent air quality study https://t.co/JvCEDZZDrn

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Why Memphis researchers have built a 'family tree' of 15,000 birds in Shelby Forest https://t.co/eNqsu5jK3L

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How Memphis aquifer could be at risk from decades-old pollution, U of M researchers say https://t.co/gZHDPVxAmX

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Memphis Community Against Pollution announces $250,000 for air quality monitoring https://t.co/MMupckmLPN

[Jack Armstrong @jca2902]

The Southern Environmental Law Center said the city's analysis is "irresponsible," in part because the city did not measure for ozone pollution (smog).

https://t.co/ZLrVFIYic9

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Memphis area in violation of federal air quality standards, environmental lawyers say https://t.co/wQZnvPdsU5

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What could FEMA cuts mean for communities along the Mississippi River? https://t.co/fgyQhGSOqh

[Jack Armstrong @jca2902]

Archaeologists unearth 100+ year old tool maybe used by freed slaves in Mississippi
https://t.co/B6a90ym0wI