Memphis Community Against Pollution (MCAP) has fought and beat Valero Energy Corporation and Plains All American’s multi-billion-dollar crude oil Byhalia Pipeline

After petitioning The White House, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Shelby County Health Department, Sterilization Services of Tennessee closed their doors and left Southwest Memphis on April 30th, 2024!

Since June of 2024 to the present, Memphis Community Against Pollution has hosted community meetings, participated in MLGW’s community meeting in Whitehaven and written to the Tennessee Valley Authority, Shelby County Health Department, Memphis, Light, Gas & Water, and Memphis Chamber to express our communities demands for inclusion and prudent environmental intentionality.