EPA issues stricter rules on companies like Sterilization Services in South Memphis
Under new federal guidelines, one Memphis company will have to slash emissions and another seems to be in the process of shutting down.
Topic: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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April 2024
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February 2024
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Memphis teams with EPA to fund $103M in drainage upgrades
The City of Memphis plans to issue revenue bonds with the Environmental Protection Agency to help fund upgrades to the city’s aging stormwater system over the next five years.
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August 2023
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US Attorney files environmental contamination suit against Memphis property owner
For decades, two parcels in the 3500 block of Southern Avenue were leased to successive dry-cleaning businesses, which allegedly disposed of chemicals on the property — less than a mile from a well that pumps drinking water to Shelby County.
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Southwest Memphians sue facility emitting cancer-causing chemical
Anita Albury was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017. Now, she’s one of seven people suing a southwest Memphis business.
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June 2023
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State Attorney General leads resistance to proposed EPA regulations of EtO
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed tighter restrictions on ethylene oxide, or EtO, which is used in a South Memphis facility. But 20 state attorneys general are urging the EPA to forgo or defer the regulations.
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May 2023
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Miles away, years apart: Air pollution steals time from Black communities
Air pollution is a global issue when it comes to longevity. In Shelby County, there are five air monitoring sites but not one in southwest Memphis, where residents have some of the area’s lowest life expectancies.
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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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July 2022
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‘This can’t go on': Shelby County air pollution program faces serious issues
Shelby County’s local air pollution control program has less than a year to remedy current problems or the state could step in.
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TVA seeks up to 5,000 megawatts of carbon-free energy
Critics say the request for proposals — a process that could end in TVA awarding one, multiple or zero contracts — is a noncommittal effort to expand carbon-free energy.
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Tennessee warns of contaminants in Mississippi River fish; Arkansas doesn’t
A 31-mile stretch of the Mississippi River is under a “do not consume” advisory because of high levels of methylmercury, chlordane and other organic contaminants in the fish, but posted warnings only exist on the Tennessee side. Arkansas has no advisories for the same stretch of the river.
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May 2021
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Pipeline opponents cite Civil Rights Act in legal argument
Opponents of the Byhalia Connection pipeline project are making the argument that a state permit for the project was issued in violation of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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March 2020
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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.
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June 2019
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EPA tightens lead dust hazard standards in homes, child care facilities
More than 400,000 homes in Shelby County could fall under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's stricter hazard standards for lead-contaminated dust from chipped or peeling lead-based paint.
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