Power’s out. Better check on the water.
In the past 1½ years, 800,000 of Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s customers have experienced a power outage. (The Livingston Enterprise, Garrett Cheen/AP Photo file)
In the past, threats to the area’s water supply were rare. But, in recent years, local power problems have been the driving force behind water crises.
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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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