No legal authority to stop South Memphis EtO emissions, Health Department says
“The people of South Memphis face inequitable health, social and environmental conditions in comparison to many other parts of Shelby County,” Dr. Michelle Taylor, Health Department director, said in a statement. (Ziggy Mack/The Daily Memphian file)
The Southern Environmental Law Center said that EtO pollution in Memphis justifies the use of the Shelby County health officer’s emergency powers. The health department disagreed.
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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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