The repercussions of the pipeline boom

May 5, 2015

Some New York State and Pennsylvania residents are having their properties seized by eminent domain to build a pipeline

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The repercussions of the pipeline boom

You get a notice in the mail: An energy giant is building a natural gas pipeline through your property, taking your land, and there's nothing you can do about it. America's in the middle of a pipeline building boom, and companies are increasingly seizing private land by the law of eminent domain. Adam May spends time in one community trying to fight back.


 

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