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Topic: Byhalia Pipeline
RSSThere are 22 article(s) tagged Byhalia Pipeline:
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December 2022
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July 2022
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Community celebrates Byhalia Pipeline cancellation one year later
After the Byhalia Pipeline project was canceled on July 2, 2021, the residents who opposed it met at Alonzo Weaver Park for a celebration. A year later, they returned to the same spot to mark the occasion once again.
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March 2022
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TN bill could endanger drinking water, protesters say
“When I go to other states and taste their tap water, I’m repulsed by it,” said Makhia Smith, who’s among those eager to protect Tennessee from projects such as the Byhalia Pipeline.
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Tennessee cities could lose right to regulate some energy projects
Rep. Kevin Vaughan (R-Collierville) proposed the bill, which has been approved the State Senate, to prevent moves such as Memphis City Council’s efforts to keep the Byhalia Connection Pipeline away from the city’s aquifer.
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July 2021
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About Town: Drinking in a win for the Aquifer
After more than a year of debates and rallies, plans for the Byhalia Pipeline have been abandoned. But the battle left its mark on the city.
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Citizens who fought Byhalia Pipeline can rightfully claim victory
Don Wade: ‘Their efforts to stop a pipeline from running through southwest Memphis were spirited and admirable. But they weren’t supposed to win. And then they did.’
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Plains All American cancels Byhalia Connection Pipeline
The announcement comes ahead of the end of a two-month truce on the controversial project as well as efforts by local leaders to slow it down and stop it.
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May 2021
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Opinion: Pipeline could threaten our clean drinking water
‘I now understand the science of groundwater aquifers and the complex of laws and regulations that keep an aquifer healthy,’ says geologist Deborah Baker Carington. ‘I also understand the very real risks an oil pipeline spill would pose to the region’s most precious resource, the Memphis aquifer.’
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April 2021
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Oh, snap: This week’s best photos
Little steps make a difference, whether it’s ridding the world of pesky insects or spreading kindness one doughnut at a time. Check out these pictures of optimistic activism.
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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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Activists saved Overton Park; now they just may stop a pipeline
Two women are leading the effort to stop Byhalia Pipeline from running its crude oil through South Memphis neighborhoods. The fight is reminiscent of the battle won decades ago by women who stopped a freeway from running through Overton Park.
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Byhalia pipeline case moves to federal court
The fight over the controversial Byhalia Connection oil pipeline has moved into a new arena: The federal court system.
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March 2021
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The Memphis 10: No more passes for the General Lee, and shots all around
The iconography atop the General Lee is the battle flag of a slavery republic. Violence in the name of white supremacy is its inherent, explicit meaning.
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Judge allows citizens group to join pipeline lawsuits
A judge has decided she wants to hear from attorneys representing a community group that opposes a controversial oil pipeline project proposed for South Memphis.
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City Council comes out against Byhalia pipeline project
Questions about opinions and litigation Tuesday in council committee turned into a rallying cry for some to join a legal fight in the name of the city’s underground water source.
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City Council weighs local action on broader issues from pet sales to pipelines
The council could take the first of three votes Tuesday, March 16, on a ban of retail sales of dogs and cats as a national pet store chain has moved into Wolfchase. The council could also try to regulate where pipelines are located as a first step toward stopping the Byhalia pipeline project.
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Al Gore joins Byhalia Connection Pipeline fight in southwest Memphis
Former Vice President Al Gore joined with Memphis residents fighting construction of the Byhalia Connection Pipeline, which he called a “reckless, racist, rip-off.”
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Letters to the Editor: Grade retention and protecting the aquifer
Paul Thomas says holding back third-graders can create long-lasting problems, and another letter writer, Duffy-Marie Arnoult, says we must protect the Memphis Sands Aquifer.
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Council passes drag-racing ordinance, delays Byhalia decision again
Proposed rules delay action on the city adding a $2.6 million community grants program to its next budget.
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February 2021
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Opinion: Lawmakers must step up to protect Memphis Sand Aquifer
The state granted the oil pipeline a permit. The Army Corps of Engineers approved a fast-track permit for the project. And here’s the detail that astounds: Neither the state nor the feds consider groundwater or the aquifer.
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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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January 2020
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Westwood residents get details on proposed oil pipeline
Landowners affected by the pipeline could expect an offer that is above fair market value, would still own the property and would have few restrictions, but could not build a permanent structure on the land.
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