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Experts Discuss Potential Impact of Spills Along Pipeline Construction Route

Image:  pan demin/Shutterstock.com
Image: pan demin/Shutterstock.com

As natural gas continues to be extracted from shale deposits under Ohio -- and the debate over drilling methods and environmental impact continues -- the next stage of business development, and debate, is taking shape. To get the gas where it needs to go, miles of pipeline are under construction, or being planned, connecting Ohio to several other states. Does the environmental risk outweigh the economic benefits?

Jennifer Miller, Director of the Sierra Club Ohio Chapter  
Shawn Bennett, Executive VP, Ohio Oil and Gas Association 
Andy Chow, Ohio Statehouse News Reporter