North Star for North Memphis or industrial wasteland?
Memphis Urban Wood and The Works Inc. want to turn a blighted property in Klondike into a facility that upcycles fallen trees
Memphis Light, Gas and Water crews trim trees Aug. 29, 2023. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
“North Memphis is not here to save your environment,” Memphis City Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas said about a proposed facility to keep trees and wood waste out of landfills.
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Keely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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