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Sterilization Services of Tennessee to close ethylene oxide …
WEBMEMPHIS, Tenn. — This week, the Southern Environmental Law Center and Memphis Community Against Pollution learned that Sterilization Services of Tennessee, which has been emitting toxic ethylene oxide pollution into nearby communities for more than four decades, will finally close its South Memphis plant. The closure is a …
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Health Department must use emergency powers to protect South …
WEBMEMPHIS, Tenn. — On Tuesday, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Memphis Community Against Pollution, sent a letter to the Shelby County Health Officer, urging the official to use his emergency powers to force Sterilization Services of Tennessee to reduce toxic emissions or discontinue operations altogether. …
New EPA study of GenX toxicity highlights need to better regulate …
WEBAs pollution controls under the 2019 consent order are implemented, levels of GenX discharged from the facility, which produces chemicals used in non-stick products like Teflon, decreased significantly, but the legacy of decades of PFAS pollution still burdens communities downstream with treatment costs and health harms.
National climate report highlights growing impacts to the …
WEBThe Fifth National Climate Assessment, released this week by the U.S. Government, reports on the current climate trends, impacts, and solutions across the country, and underscores the urgency and opportunities for meaningful climate action. This year, it includes a chapter highlighting how climate is impacting our Southeastern …
What is ethylene oxide and how is it impacting southwest Memphis
WEBSELC and its partners are working to ensure that this rule adequately protects communities near facilities that release EtO. The rule must reduce the amount of ethylene oxide in the air and require continuous fenceline monitoring so that the agency – and people living nearby – know just how much EtO is being released into neighboring …
Dr. Robert Bullard: Environmental Justice Is Equal Justice
WEBIn this episode, we’ll hear from Dr. Robert Bullard. He’s often described as the ‘father of environmental justice.’. He talks about how systemic racism thwarts the rights of Black and Brown people to a clean and healthy environment. Dr. Bullard has been working to address these issues for more than 40 years.
N.C. cities seek to contaminate drinking water for about 1M North
WEBTwo upstream cities challenge limits on toxic 1,4-dioxane pollution in Cape Fear River Basin; downstream cities fight to defend limits CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A lawsuit by Asheboro, N.C., challenging limits on toxic 1,4-dioxane endangers the drinking water for about 1 million North Carolinians, the Southern Environmental Law Center warned. The …
Charleston Water sewage overflows threaten public health and …
WEBCharleston Waterkeeper intends to sue if pollution not addressed CHARLESTON, S.C. — Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Charleston Waterkeeper, warned Charleston Water System that the groups plan to file a lawsuit unless longstanding sewage overflow problems are addressed. Significant …
Environmental justice: the right to clean water
WEBWe are committed to improving water quality by holding polluters accountable, pushing regulators to do the same, and advocating for more federal, state, and local resource allocation to communities of color across the South. We do this work in collaboration with community groups, civil rights advocates, and environmental partners.
What is environmental justice
WEBAt the Southern Environmental Law Center, environmental justice means fighting for and working alongside communities and partners to find alternatives to polluting highway projects, to demand cleaner operating power utilities, and to fight to keep communities of color from being our nation’s dumping grounds. Environmental justice also entails
EPA strengthens fine particulate air pollution standard
WEBThe national standard limits the amount of PM2.5 pollution in the ambient air. Today’s action changes the annual standard from 12 micrograms per cubic meter to 9 micrograms per cubic meter. EPA initially considered reducing the ambient standard even further, to 8 micrograms per cubic meter. PM2.5 pollution is primarily caused by burning
Less ethylene oxide is a win for South Memphians
WEBIn a major victory for Memphians, Sterilization Services of Tennessee announced it will be closing its South Memphis facility, which has been releasing toxic, cancer-causing pollution for more than four decades. Sterilization Services of Tennessee has been pumping ethylene oxide into the air since the 1970s. Ethylene oxide, also …
New tests reveal high concentration of PFAS 'forever chemicals' in …
WEBLast summer, we wrote about a community in Lumberton, North Carolina’s growing concern over pollution coming from the site of a proposed biomass plant into their iconic Lumber River. Testing has confirmed those worries, revealing unpermitted toxic PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” discharging from the contaminated industrial site into the …
SC agency violated Clean Water Act by proposing toxic discharge …
WEBPollution could reach drinking water sources for nearly 300,000 South Carolinians. CHARLESTON, S.C. — In late October, the Southern Environmental Law Center petitioned the South Carolina Board of Health and Environmental Control to reverse a proposed permit for the discharge of toxic-laden wastewater issued to the Fiber …
Virginia completes initial PFAS sampling, but study is limited
WEBLimited sampling of Virginia’s public drinking water has revealed the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to a new report by the Virginia Department of Health. The study tested samples from 45 waterworks for 25 different types of PFAS, and PFAS were found in 15 of 63 samples. The report also examined the […]
Victory for Memphis: Byhalia Pipeline is canceled
WEBIn a tremendous victory for Memphis, Plains All American Pipeline announced the company was pulling the plug on the controversial Byhalia Pipeline, a proposed 49-mile pipeline that would have gone through several southwest Memphis neighborhoods to transport crude oil for export.. Community groups Memphis Community Against the …
The environmental impacts of biomass energy
WEBHeather Hillaker, SELC staff attorney How biomass energy affects local communities. Along with CO2, manufacturing and burning wood pellets produces harmful pollutants like nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, hazardous air pollutants, and microscopic dust particles that contribute to serious health risks.
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