Judge allows citizens group to join pipeline lawsuits
Justin Pearson, (right) co-founder of a grassroots group leading the fight against the Byhalia Connection pipeline speaks during a rally on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 outside the National Civil Rights Museum. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
A judge has decided she wants to hear from attorneys representing a community group that opposes a controversial oil pipeline project proposed for South Memphis.
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Byhalia Pipeline Justin J. Pearson
Blake Fontenay
Blake Fontenay’s 27-year journalism career has taken him to many newspapers in four states. However, he had never returned to work in any of the other cities where he had been before until the opportunity to report for the Daily Memphian presented itself. He covers business for the Daily Memphian.