Jackson Law at Risk: Why It Matters

SOCM Communications
Oct 23
1 min read

“Local elected officials’ authority is being threatened by state preemption,” cautioned Shelby White, alerting Tennessee residents to a campaign by lobbyists, corporations, and their legislative partners to abolish the 1989 Jackson Law which gives local residents the final say on whether a proposed landfill is allowed to locate in their community.

Read the full article from the Sewanee Mountain Messenger.

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