Source: Rob Christensen, NEWS & OBSERER, 12/14/17


The dispute over the construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline into Eastern North Carolina has echoes of a political fight more than 60 years ago. Although the issues are different, both involved natural gas and both raised questions about the tradeoffs of providing energy to help develop the poorest section of North Carolina versus other goals such as protecting the environment.

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