Guest column: Noise pollution within Memphis is rampant
Crosstown High School ninth graders (left to right) Abraham Cline, Colton Martin, Grayson West and Santiago Arbelaez researched the effects of air traffic on Memphis. (Courtesy Abraham Cline)
Abe Cline
Abe Cline, a 9th grader at Crosstown High School, is part of a group of students who have been working on a year-long project to spread awareness of aircraft air and noise pollution in Memphis. This column is part of that project.
Santiago Arbelaez
Santiago Arbelaez, a 9th grader at Crosstown High School, is part of a group of students who have been working on a year-long project to spread awareness of aircraft air and noise pollution in Memphis. This column is part of that project.
Grayson West
Grayson West, a 9th grader at Crosstown High School, is part of a group of students who have been working on a year-long project to spread awareness of aircraft air and noise pollution in Memphis. This column is part of that project.
Colton Martin
Colton Martin, a 9th grader at Crosstown High School, is part of a group of students who have been working on a year-long project to spread awareness of aircraft air and noise pollution in Memphis. This column is part of that project.
Crosstown High School ninth grades wrote this column addressing the noise and air pollution in Memphis for their capstone class.
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