Forest fracas: Activists and lawyers continue pipeline fight in western Virginia


Mountain Valley Watch has taken thousands of aerial photos, like the one above, to catalog the pipeline’s construction violations. Erosion control devices called filter socks are visible to the right of the clear-cut path. Photo courtesy Mountain Valley Watch.

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