Oil and Gas Boom Fuels Increase in Pipelines and Eminent Domain Fights Across Georgia
Monday, June 15th, 2015
The nation’s oil and gas boom brings cheaper fuel, and real heartache, to thousands of Georgia families who benefit from, or suffer alongside, the thousands of miles of pipelines coursing through the state.
Diane Thomas stands to lose 3.4 acres of tall trees that form an environmentally rich buffer between Godzilla-sized power pylons and her horse farm in Coweta County. One recent morning, after 8 inches of rain, the heavy smell of wet wood and loamy soil proved intoxicating. Tall pines, live oak and sweet gum blocked the sun.
