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She’s with @NPetallides to discuss the upcoming presidential election and why we should care about the candidates’ personal finances:
After decades of toxic emissions and nearly two years of community pressure on the company, Sterilization Services of Tennessee is leaving its South Memphis facility.
Learn more from @keelykbrewer of @DailyMemphian via @Report4America
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After decades of toxic emissions and nearly two years of community pressure on the company, Sterilization Services of Tennessee is leaving its South Memphis facility. https://t.co/o85FToraaQ
By @keelykbrewer
The developers shouldn’t be able to pursue any similar projects for five years, but a representative of the project said otherwise. https://t.co/qb71n7CCTS
By @keelykbrewer
Industrial polluter moving out, but community still has questions via @keelykbrewer@DailyMemphian
“Once they’re gone, it’s a victory,” she said. “We’re going to celebrate it. But we don’t forget the damage that they have done for over four decades.”
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For the first time, the federal government is regulating forever chemicals in drinking water, bringing uniformity to state regulations, including in Tennessee. https://t.co/FNx9TbbDif
Under new federal guidelines, one Memphis company will have to slash emissions and another seems to be in the process of shutting down. https://t.co/klb2TdiCEh
By @keelykbrewer
The developers “withdrew” their application but say they only meant to postpone the vote. Council member Easter-Thomas doesn’t buy it. https://t.co/vZeGHKecV1
There are a litany of things that can cause a ship or barge to collide with a bridge, with “Mother Nature being a primary one,” according to a waterways management chief with the U.S. Coast Guard. https://t.co/VTrlNB9h4f
At a Memphis community meeting Thursday, tensions between about 30 community members and a couple of Velsicol representatives boiled over. https://t.co/x1cafcmEu4
Memphis Urban Wood planned to turn a vacant 10-acre property on North Watkins Street into a facility that transforms wood waste into lumber and wood compost. https://t.co/Gq0yLHQYtA
Construction is beginning on the new museum, which will be nearly 20 times bigger than the existing one. The developers hope to have it open by April 27, 2025, the 160th anniversary of the disaster. https://t.co/6OtmgL0vtt
A month after MLGW named Ursula Madden its new vice president of corporate communications, the City Council still hasn’t approved her $200,000 salary. https://t.co/AMzOs3uG1m
Thanks to the bipartisan #Infrastructure Law, the work to remove ALL lead drinking water pipes from communities across the US is about to be implemented.
The #IIJA included $15 billion to help replace lead pipes nationwide. Pleased to see us gearing up for that work in #Memphis.