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Author Archives: Leanna First-Arai

Posted inByhalia Connection Pipeline

Byhalia Pipeline legal battle a flashpoint in national conversation about environmental justice

by Carrington J. Tatum and Leanna First-Arai April 22, 2021November 8, 2023

The legal battle over the Byhalia Pipeline has become a flashpoint in a national conversation about environmental justice and eminent domain.

Posted inByhalia Connection Pipeline

Next generation of activists pick-up fight against oil pipeline through Boxtown

by Carrington J. Tatum and Leanna First-Arai December 11, 2020October 26, 2023
Posted inGeneral

Frustrated residents to put pressure on pipeline developers at Saturday meeting

by Leanna First-Arai October 16, 2020November 8, 2023
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Pipeline through the heart: A Black neighborhood’s uphill battle against oil developers

by Leanna First-Arai September 10, 2020November 8, 2023
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