Letter to the Editor: Air pollution too often goes unchecked
Smoke billows out of the Valero refinery near Downtown Memphis July 19, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
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“Because health effects are not immediately noticeable, air pollution goes unchecked,” says Rita Harris.
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