There are 5 article(s) tagged air pollution:

• March 2025

  • Mayor faces community uproar about xAI

    Environmental advocates are looking to stop Elon Musk’s xAI from receiving an air-emissions permit for the natural turbines that partially power its data center in Southwest Memphis.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 23, 2025

• May 2023

  • Shelby County pollution program clears air with state board

    For several years, Shelby County’s air monitoring program has been understaffed, behind schedule on issuing permits for major emitters and out of compliance with federal standards. But the office reports it’s fixed some of its issues.

    By Keely Brewer May 10, 2023

  • Miles away, years apart: In Shelby County, where you live impacts how long you’ll live

    For residents of one pocket of Binghampton, the average life expectancy is about 66 years. A few miles away, in East Memphis’ River Oaks, residents can expect to live about 18 years longer. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 04, 2023

• May 2022

  • Guest column: Noise pollution within Memphis is rampant

    Crosstown High School ninth grades wrote this column addressing the noise and air pollution in Memphis for their capstone class.

    By Abe Cline, Santiago Arbelaez, Grayson West, Colton Martin May 08, 2022

• May 2020

  • FedEx details hits, miss on environmental, civic goals

    FedEx's emissions intensity, or volume of greenhouse gas emissions in relation to company revenues, is down 40% since 2009, but an aircraft emissions goal is proving elusive.

    By Wayne Risher May 18, 2020