Opinion: The winter storm that blew TVA’s cover
A man braves the blistering cold temperatures and icy conditions while walking downtown during the 2022 Christmas winter storm. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Herman Morris Jr.
Herman Morris Jr. is a senior consultant to the Friends of the Earth Memphis Project. He is a past president, CEO and general counsel for MLGW. Morris is also a former city attorney for Memphis.
“TVA’s days of boasting of reliability ‘superior’ to its neighbors, simply does not hold up to the fact check. Especially when facing the aftermath of acts of God level destruction and storms or extreme temperatures.”
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