Battle Against the Bayou Bridge Pipeline Threatens to Become the Standing Rock of Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin

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By Julie DermanskyJan 17, 2017, 6:58 am205 pts
At a permit hearing for the Bayou Bridge pipeline held January 12 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, opponents warned that if a permit is granted, the battle to stop the pipeline could turn the Atchafalaya Basin into the next Standing Rock. The reason is that Energy Transfer Partners’ proposed Bayou Bridge…

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