EPA issues stricter rules on companies like Sterilization Services in South Memphis
“This is another step in the right direction to address toxic air pollution in Memphis,” KeShaun Pearson (right), president of Memphis Community Against Pollution, said of the new EPA regulations. (Ziggy Mack/The Daily Memphian files)
Under new federal guidelines, one Memphis company will have to slash emissions and another seems to be in the process of shutting down.
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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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