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Velsicol brokering chemicals years after Memphis plant closure

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Environmental advocates and residents met Velsicol Vice President George Harvell on March at the Hollywood Community Center. Harvell organized this pre-application meeting as part of a mandatory step for his company to renew a state-sanctioned permit with Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC.) For generations of Black families in the communities of Hollywood and Douglass Park, the toxic legacy is a familiar burden.

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Velsicol brokering chemicals years after Memphis plant closure

When 40 people gathered to hear about the future of a defunct chemical plant in North Memphis, many were surprised to learn the company has still been storing and shipping

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