Summer nights, hotter than they used to be, offer little relief in outages
A crew from Tennessee Disaster Relief cuts up a tree on Oak Road in Bartlett on June 29, 2023. (Michael Waddell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Even after the sun sets, there won’t be much of a break from the heat, especially for the remaining Memphis Light, Gas and Water customers whose power is still out.
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Keely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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