Letter to the Editor: ‘No consideration’ should be given to sending water to California
Crews move pipes across the Wolf River Harbor in Downtown Memphis Oct. 6, 2022. The river is at near-historic lows. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
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An argument against building a pipeline from the Mississippi River to California.
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