Safe water is a human right. But that right is threatened by fossil fuel extraction and environmental racism.
Right now, Valero Energy Corp. and Plains All American Pipeline are pushing to construct the Byhalia Connection Pipeline which will cut directly through the predominantly Black South Memphis. The proposed pipeline also threatens the Memphis Sand Aquifer, which provides clean and safe drinking water to residents around Memphis, TN.
We know pipelines almost always spill. Biden must step in to protect Black Memphis residents’ water.
The pipeline’s proposed route runs through several Black communities in Southwest Memphis, including one known as Boxtown, a historic community already burdened by dozens of toxic industrial facilities.
A pipeline through Black Memphis is an assault not just on the environment, but on Black communities everywhere.
The Biden-Harris Administration has the power to revoke the permit that the Byhalia Pipeline is being constructed under—we need to make our voices heard ! In solidarity, Ntebo Mokuena, Daily Kos. |
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