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People living near drilling or waste disposal sites, pipelines and other industrial gas-processing facilities contend with issues such as personal safety risks, destruction of property and contamination of their air and water. The recent construction of a petrochemical facility that could become the first of many, combined with the industry’s plans for a potential underground storage hub for natural gas liquids, could mean further encroachment on residents of Appalachia and the Southeast.
This special extended issue of The Appalachian Voice takes an in-depth look at the rapidly expanding natural gas industry.
From beginning to end, shale gas extraction brings heavy industry and its accompanying pollution into direct contact with natural areas, family farms and residential communities.
Fracked and Overwhelmed: The industry’s expanding impact on residents
Toxic Dumping Ground: Ohio residents speak out about the state’s influx of fracking waste
Pipeline Update: ACP and MVP Advance Despite Setbacks & Resistance
Frac Sand Mining: The Unseen Component of Fracking
Special from Appalachian Voices: Holding Pipeline Profiteers Accountable
New pipelines transporting natural gas and gas liquids would cut across hundreds of miles through Appalachia and beyond, putting people, land and water at risk. Residents along the route share their stories.
Two friends remember the life and legacy of community leader and mountain protector Vickie Terry.
The Blue Ridge Parkway's project list for 2018 includes repairs to the Linn Cove Viaduct and Flat Top Manor at Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, planning for 5,300 acres of recently acquired land near Waterrock Knob, the re-opening of the cafe at Doughton Park, and more.
Hiking the Highlands
Journey to Rainbow Falls at Jones Gap State Park
Naturalist's Notebook
Lungless Salamanders, Shrinking Habitat
Member Spotlight
Robeson Rises
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