There are 5 article(s) tagged EPA:

• June 2023

  • Memphis receives EPA funding to clean contaminated areas

    This marks the first time since 2009 that a city in Tennessee was granted one of these funds.

    By Rob Moore June 02, 2023

• February 2023

  • Familiar chimney stacks at TVA’s Allen Fossil Plant coming down Friday

    The demolition of the three 400-foot-tall chimney stacks at the now-defunct Allen Fossil Plant is the final step in a four-phase plan to prepare the site for redevelopment, and repurpose the 500 acres of land it occupies in Southwest Memphis.

    By Keely Brewer February 02, 2023

• January 2023

  • Supreme Court ruling could roll back wetlands protections

    What’s at stake in the case is the federal jurisdiction over the nation’s most valuable natural resource: water. 

    By Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, Keely Brewer January 29, 2023

• August 2022

  • EPA is monitoring possible cancer-causing emissions in Southwest Memphis

    A recent assessment of a local commercial sterilization facility shows elevated risk of long-term exposure to ethylene oxide, a chemical that is carcinogenic to humans through inhalation. 

    By Keely Brewer August 04, 2022

• September 2021

  • Cordova site could be added to Superfund priority list

    The EPA has proposed adding the National Fireworks site in Cordova to its Superfund National Priorities List for removal of toxic chemicals detected in groundwater, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen said in a statement.

    By The Associated Press September 12, 2021