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If You Think Jobs Matter More Than Environmental Concerns, Your Argument Is Legit. Now Read This.

OK, so here’s the deal. I grew up in West Virginia, where all the mineral wealth gets extracted by out-of-state companies. They bring in professionals for a few years to get stuff set up, then they jet. Locals don’t get much money out of it — just acid streams, dangerous jobs, and black lung. But…

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Alisha Huber

FACT CHECK TIME! This phase of the pipeline will only run through three states, not five (Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska). Kansas and North Dakota get a shout out in the report for other reasons but won’t have pipeline from this phase crossing through them.

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