There are 16 article(s) tagged Protect Our Aquifer:

• May 2021

  • Protect Our Aquifer hires ‘water warrior’ as new leader

    Sarah Houston, who has devoted her career to water resource management and protection, will lead Protect Our Aquifer as the nonprofit group enters a new phase of its existence.

    By Blake Fontenay May 28, 2021

  • Letter to the Editor: For Memphis, oil pipeline benefits are ‘zero,’ risks are many

    One of the principal components of crude oil is benzene. It takes very little benzene to make a vast quantity of water completely undrinkable.

    By Letters to the Editor May 06, 2021

• April 2021

  • Existing pipeline makes Byhalia Connection unneeded, environmental groups say

    Environmental groups are asking the state to reconsider a permit for the proposed Byhalia Connection oil pipeline because they say an existing pipeline could serve the same purpose.

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    By Blake Fontenay April 30, 2021

• March 2021

  • The Memphis 10: Protecting Memphis water, the best of Craig Brewer and more

    With available, clean drinking water an increasingly precious commodity, Memphis’ supply is perhaps the city’s most important asset. We did nothing to earn it. But it’s on us to preserve and manage it. 

    By Chris Herrington March 04, 2021

• February 2021

  • Opinion: It’s big oil vs. defiant communities in major environmental dispute

    In this fight, Black people and white people are on the same side. So are local politicians who don’t always agree on matters of public policy.

    By Otis Sanford February 18, 2021

• December 2020

  • Crude oil pipeline opponents seek broader review

    Protect Our Aquifer and other environmental groups have asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers not to fast-track approval for the Byhalia Connection crude oil pipeline.

    By Wayne Risher December 30, 2020

• November 2020

  • Protect Our Aquifer hosts informational meeting in Collierville

    Protect Our Aquifer will hold an informational meeting about drinking water quality Tuesday, Feb. 25 in Collierville.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 10, 2020

  • Protect Our Aquifer taps Jim Kovarik as executive director

    Protect Our Aquifer, which is dedicated to protecting the Memphis Sand Aquifer that provides the region with drinking water, has hired its first executive director, Jim Kovarik.

    By Wayne Risher November 10, 2020

  • Protect Our Aquifer challenges TVA power contracts

    Environmental advocates including Protect Our Aquifer have sued TVA, saying new agreements for power distributors weren't properly reviewed for environmental impacts before they were put in place in 2019.

    By Wayne Risher November 10, 2020

• March 2020

  • Carrier withdraws request to inject treated wastewater

    Carrier has withdrawn a request to inject treated wastewater into the Memphis aquifer. The company, which has a site in Collierville, hopes to refile at a later date.

    By Abigail Warren March 09, 2020

• February 2020

  • Environmentalists fear bill could gut Shelby’s groundwater safeguards

    Environmentalists believe a Farm Bureau bill pending in the General Assembly threatens to clip the wings of Shelby County regulations on water wells tapping into the aquifer that supplies drinking water. 

    By Wayne Risher February 18, 2020

• January 2020

  • Aquifer study cleared to continue after holdup in MLGW funding

    A $1,235,000 contract amendment for research on the Memphis Sand aquifer has been executed by Memphis Light Gas and Water and University of Memphis. It's retroactive to last July 1.

    By Wayne Risher January 25, 2020

  • MLGW seeks firmer grasp of aquifer study’s progress

    Memphis Light, Gas & Water's new contract with University of Memphis on a five-year aquifer study adds data and reporting requirements designed to keep the utility abreast of research activity.

    By Wayne Risher January 23, 2020

  • Water supply study slowed by negotiations between MLGW, CAESER

    A five-year, $5 million study of potential threats to Memphis’ drinking water supply has been slowed by protracted contract negotiations between MLGW and a University of Memphis research unit. 

    By Wayne Risher January 02, 2020

• December 2019

  • Concert spotlights awareness for Memphis’ drinking water

    Entertainment lawyer Bruce Newman’s annual benefit concert will support Protect Our Aquifer. Musicians Maria Muldaur, Ruthie Foster and Dom Flemons are among the performers.

    By Jared Boyd December 09, 2019

• April 2019

  • Protecting our aquifer: Who’s in charge?

    We are one of the largest communities in the United States that depends solely on groundwater for our drinking water. It’s imperative that we become better stewards of this ground and these waters on which we so depend.

    By Ward Archer April 22, 2019