Editing Memphis, Tennessee (section)

=== Aquifer ===
Shelby County is located over four natural [[aquifer]]s, one of which is recognized as the "Memphis Sand Aquifer" or simply as the "Memphis Aquifer". Located {{convert|350|to|1100|ft}} underground, this [[artesian water]] source is considered soft and estimated by [[Memphis Light, Gas and Water]] to contain more than {{convert|100|e12USgal|km3}} of water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlgw.com/SubView.php?key=about_ourutilservices |title=Memphis Light, Gas, and Water Website – About Our Services |publisher=Mlgw.com |access-date=July 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716122221/http://mlgw.com/SubView.php?key=about_ourutilservices |archive-date=July 16, 2010}}</ref>

====Cancelled Byhalia Pipeline project====
{{main|Byhalia Pipeline}}
The Byhalia Pipeline proposed by [[Plains All American Pipeline]] and [[Valero Energy]],<ref name=sepipeline>{{cite web|url=https://www.southernenvironment.org/news-and-press/news-feed/what-you-need-to-know-about-how-the-byhalia-pipeline-impacts-memphis|title=Southern Environment|work=southernenvironment.org|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref> and set to begin construction in 2020,<ref
name=cappeal1>{{cite news |last1=Garland |first1=Max |title=Proposed Byhalia Connection pipeline would run from Memphis to Marshall County, Mississippi |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/industries/logistics/2019/12/11/byhalia-connection-pipeline-memphis-marshall-county-mississippi-plains-all-american-pipeline-valero/4383839002/ |access-date=January 21, 2024 |work=The Commercial Appeal}}</ref> was the subject of massive public and legal opposition to the project over concerns regarding possible contamination of the Memphis aquifer.<ref name="appipeline1">{{cite news |last1=Sainz |first1=Adrian |title=Company asks for pause in Memphis oil pipeline dispute |url=https://apnews.com/article/environment-and-nature-race-and-ethnicity-business-government-and-politics-health-e3cbc52f700a03e88755ec5d20a97a1f |access-date=January 21, 2024 |work=AP News |date=April 20, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="SELChydro">{{cite web |title=Hydrogeologic report warns of pipeline threats to Memphis drinking water source |url=https://www.southernenvironment.org/news/hydrogeologic-report-warns-of-pipeline-threats-to-memphis-drinking-water-source/ |website=Southern Environmental Law Center |date=February 22, 2021 |access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref><ref name=wmcactionnews517>{{cite web|url=https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2021/04/02/organizations-take-legal-action-with-hopes-stopping-byhalia-pipeline/|title=Organizations Take Legal Action With Hopes Stopping Byhalia Pipeline|work=wmcactionnews5.com|date=April 2, 2021 |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref> Notable figures voicing public opposition to the project included Memphis Congressman [[Steve Cohen (politician)|Steve Cohen]], Congresswoman [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]], [[Al Gore]], [[Danny Glover]], [[Giancarlo Esposito]], and [[Jane Fonda]].<ref name="mlk5010">{{cite web|url=https://mlk50.com/2021/03/09/former-vice-president-al-gore-to-speak-at-memphis-rally-opposing-byhalia-pipeline/|title=Former Vice President Al Gore To Speak At Memphis Rally Opposing Byhalia Pipeline|work=mlk50.com|date=March 9, 2021 |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref><ref name=housegov18>{{cite web|url=https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/representatives-cohen-and-ocasio-cortez-urge-biden-administration|title=Representatives Cohen And Ocasio Cortez Urge Biden Administration|work=cohen.house.gov|date=April 15, 2021 |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sells |first1=Toby |title=Celebrities Tweet Opposition to Byhalia Pipeline |url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/celebrities-tweet-opposition-to-byhalia-pipeline |work=MemphisFlyer}}</ref>

The pipeline's route, which was set to run through the historic Black Boxtown neighborhood,<ref name=sepipeline/> raised concerns among the projects opponents about the [[environmental racism|racially disproportionate impacts]] that contamination from the pipeline would cause if completed.<ref name="appipeline1" />

Construction of the pipeline was cancelled in July 2021 after months of activism and resistance from organizations including Memphis Community Against the Pipeline (MCAP), Protect Our Aquifer, the Memphis and Mid-South Chapter of [[The Climate Reality Project]], and other partnered organizations.<ref name="mlk5010"/>