clean air is a human right
ENDING
ENVIRONMENTAL
RACISM
Memphis Community Against Pollution (MCAP) is an environmental justice organization based in Memphis, Tennessee. We’re dedicated to pursuing environmental justice for Black communities in Southwest Memphis, protecting the area's health and environment, and combating climate injustice.
OUR CURRENT FIGHT
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OUR CURRENT FIGHT —
MEMPHIS & XAI:
THE BATTLEGROUND
Read our latest feature in NPR which sheds light on a pressing issue facing Memphis: the potential impact of Elon Musk’s xAI supercomputer on a community already struggling with severe health disparities. With cancer rates 4x higher than the national average and failing air quality, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
“We have been deemed by xAI not even valuable enough to have a conversation with”
— KeShaun Pearson, MCAP President