Crude oil pipeline opponents seek broader review
The Byhalia Connection is a proposed pipeline that aims to connect the Valero Refinery in Memphis, seen here Dec. 10, 2019, to an existing pipeline in Byhalia, Mississippi, by way of DeSoto and Marshall counties. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Protect Our Aquifer and other environmental groups have asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers not to fast-track approval for the Byhalia Connection crude oil pipeline.
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Byhalia Connection crude oil pipeline Plains All-American Pipeline Valero Energy Corp. oil and gas industry Memphis Sands Aquifer Protect Our Aquifer Sierra Club Southern Environmental Law CenterWayne Risher
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