Council approves pipeline ordinance that ‘covers the universe of potential routes’
Demonstrators protesting the Byhalia Connection pipeilne walk along South Main Street towards City Hall on Aug. 17, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The Memphis City Council approved one pipeline ordinance but denied another that would have kept oil pipelines from locating within 1,500 feet of schools, churches and parks.
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