Environment & Sustainability

EPA launches lead paint pilot in Memphis

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching a pilot program in Memphis to address the renovation, repair and painting of homes that contain lead-based paint.   The year-long pilot program […]

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John Paul Shaffer adds his idea to the Create Memphis website
New ioby project launched
Environmental conference brings national speakers on sustainability
Business leaders discuss waste reduction
MLGW returns land to nature
Greenprint plan adopted by communities in four counties
Rain gardens are erected across the Memphis area
The Angelus Street Garden is a community garden supported by GrowMemphis
The big plan for local food’s future

Image a MidSouth where local farmers make a living feeding their own community and healthy produce is accessible to people of all income levels. That is now a dream with a pathway to reality thanks to the MidSouth Regional Food System Assessment, a big picture study released last month that lays out a 20 year plan to grow the local food economy and food access.  

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Memphis food landscape map
Greenprint releases comprehensive map of Memphis urban farms

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