FOX13 Investigates: State leaders oppose changes to limiting toxic chemicals in South Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - FOX13 Investigates continues to dig into toxic chemicals contaminating South Memphis and coming from Sterilization Services of Ten...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - FOX13 Investigates continues to dig into toxic chemicals contaminating South Memphis and coming from Sterilization Services of Tennessee, a plant sterilizing medical equipment. The plant follows all necessary rules and regulations. However, the Environmental Protection Agency, part of the federal government, wants to restrict those potentially cancer-causing chemicals, but the State of Tennessee is fighting the EPA. The EPA said cutting emissions from the sterilization plant could lower what it said is a cancer risk by 80 percent.