Nuns Head to Court to Defend Chapel Blocking Pipeline Route

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By Common DreamsJul 17, 2017, 3:18 pm166 pts
By Jessica Corbett A group of about 30 Catholic nuns in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, who constructed an open-air chapel on the proposed path of natural gas pipeline, are in court on Monday fighting efforts by the fossil fuel company trying to seize their land. The sisters appeared at a U.S. District…

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