Is Memphis ready to weather the winter?
Crews work to restore power to the Central Garden neighborhood. “We understand that last winter is still very much on everybody’s mind,” said Doug McGowen, president and CEO of Memphis Light, Gas and Water. “There’s nothing we can do that’s foolproof. If the weather’s bad enough, we will have some kind of impact.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
“I cannot guarantee that nothing will happen,” Doug McGowen, president and CEO of Memphis Light, Gas and Water said. “But I can guarantee that we’re much better prepared than we were last winter.”
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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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