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

May 21, 2014

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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