Top 10 Cities Where Blacks Suffer From Environmental Injustice
Memphis, TN
- MSA: Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Pounds of on-site and off-site releases (2009): 8.1 million
According to Environmental Justice Center at Clark Atlanta University, “Local residents in South Memphis believed that serious illnesses in the community were linked to contamination from a military dumping site. The site which reportedly has over 187 types of chemicals is located near several poor, black neighborhoods that have been plagued by cancer and reproductive illnesses.”