What new limits on ‘forever chemicals’ mean for Memphis’ drinking water
Because Tennessee has never regulated PFAS, it’s unknown how much of the forever chemicals are in Memphis’ drinking water.
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April 2024
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February 2024
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MLGW to drill more wells to keep water pressure up during emergencies
Because of a combination of “hard fiscal decisions in the past” and lower water demand, MLGW delayed installing new wells even as old wells aged out.
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Half of Tennessee wetlands could lose protection under a proposed bill
Rep. Kevin Vaughan, R-Collierville, has proposed a new wetlands bill that he says is more equitable to landowners.
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August 2023
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Still smell diesel in your water? You’re not the only one
Even after the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation said Germantown’s water was safe to drink, Protect Our Aquifer’s science director Scott Schoefernacker and his family have opted not to.
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July 2023
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Protect Our Aquifer hires first science director
“The hope is to get the public even more involved to understand and appreciate their drinking water source,” said Scott Schoefernacker.
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March 2023
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EPA proposes limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
PFAS are a class of more than 12,000 human-made compounds. They accumulate in the environment and human bodies over time and don’t easily degrade, which is why some call them “forever chemicals.”
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December 2022
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NASA pinpoints vulnerabilities in aquifer
In some areas of West Tennessee, water is being pumped from the Memphis Sand Aquifer more quickly than it’s being replenished by rainfall.
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March 2022
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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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Out of the pipeline: The city’s water movement and how it evolved
The Byhalia Connection Pipeline is over but a burgeoning environmental movement, with the city’s underground water aquifer at its center, remains. The road to that movement began with the rise of the city’s new activism several years ago, with some unexpected twists and turns along the way.
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What’s next for the Memphis water movement
The short answer is more complexity and more ambition and probably more litigation.
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Out of the pipeline: The city's water movement and how it evolved
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June 2021
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End of Byhalia pipeline truce approaches with more specific proposals
Sarah Houston, executive director of the nonprofit “Protect Our Aquifer,” talked on “Behind the Headlines” about the end of a truce between the City Council, County Commission and the builders of the proposed Byhalia Connection oil pipeline.
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May 2021
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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.
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