Pipeline opponents cite Civil Rights Act in legal argument
Opponents of the Byhalia Connection pipeline project are making the argument that a state permit for the project was issued in violation of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Topic: Plains All American Pipeline
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May 2021
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Byhalia Pipeline lawsuit continues, against plaintiffs’ wishes
Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin Johnson has decided to make a ruling on whether a private oil pipeline company can legally seize access to land through eminent domain proceedings, even though the original lawsuits initiating those proceedings have been withdrawn.
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Despite truce, pipeline case may move forward
Last week’s declared “truce” notwithstanding, a group of citizens opposing construction of an oil pipeline through South Memphis neighborhoods want two lawsuits involving the project to move forward.
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Letter to the Editor: For Memphis, oil pipeline benefits are ‘zero,’ risks are many
One of the principal components of crude oil is benzene. It takes very little benzene to make a vast quantity of water completely undrinkable.
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Opinion: Misguided ordinance will hurt Memphians, create more problems
Measure proposes creating a board with the power to make it difficult to approve any new construction of infrastructure like pipelines within Memphis.
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Fight against Byhalia Connection continues ahead of key council vote
Many of the speakers reiterated concerns about the pipeline’s potential impact on the city’s aquifer and questioned why the Byhalia Connection had to run through predominantly lower-income Black neighborhoods in Memphis.
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April 2021
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Existing pipeline makes Byhalia Connection unneeded, environmental groups say
Environmental groups are asking the state to reconsider a permit for the proposed Byhalia Connection oil pipeline because they say an existing pipeline could serve the same purpose.
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Plains All American mounting fight against revised city ordinance
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April 23 Byhalia Connection pipeline hearing delayed
Plans to build a 49-mile pipeline to transport crude oil from southwest Memphis to another pipeline at a connecting point near Byhalia, Mississippi, have run into delays on a couple of different fronts.
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Are the voices of pipeline supporters being drowned out?
Opponents of the Byhalia Connection pipeline project have done a good job of making their voices heard, but the project’s supporters in the community have been less vocal. Some of those supporters may have been intimidated into silence, according to officials at the company that wants to build the pipeline.
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Byhalia pipeline case tests eminent domain law
Can a private oil pipeline company force private property owners to provide access to their land? The eminent domain case involving the Byhalia Connection project will attempt to answer that question.
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Plains seeks delay on setback amendment LUCB slated to consider
It might be too late to stop the Byhalia Connection oil pipeline, but Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is still proposing a setback requirement for any other oil pipelines that might be built in the future.
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January 2021
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Pipeline donates $1M to Mid-South organizations
The proposed pipeline running through portions of Shelby County would connect two existing crude oil pipelines running from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast.
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December 2020
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South Memphis residents voice opposition to Byhalia Connection
The meeting, held at T.O. Fuller State Park, was led by community organizers, neighborhood associations and 38109 ZIP code residents not satisfied with responses to their concerns by those leading the Byhalia Connection project.
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March 2020
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Byhalia Connection pipeline plan sparks intense reactions
In the path of the proposed Byhalia Connection oil pipeline, residents, environmentalists and government officials are anxious about potential effects on the environment and property values.
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January 2020
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Public meetings look at planned crude oil pipeline impacts, route
Public meetings about the proposed crude oil pipeline called the Byhalia Connection are scheduled in Memphis and North Mississippi Jan. 21-Feb. 8.
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December 2019
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Pipeline operator rolling out plans for Byhalia Connection
Byhalia Pipeline LLC aims to build a crude oil pipeline across 45 miles of Shelby, DeSoto and Marshall counties to bridge a key gap in a national network.
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