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consumer goods that benefit our lives. As part of any shift to lower carbon energy, hydrocarbons will continue to be a critical part of meeting increasing global need for affordable, reliable energy. Access to all forms of energy improves quality of life, education and economic opportunity for individuals and communities throughout North
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areas further west, north, and to the U.S. Gulf Coast where it is needed by oil refineries. The companies asserted that the pipeline would be "strengthening the region's economic vitality and
America's energy independence", while the officer director of the Southern Environmental Law Center stated the citizens would "bear a lot of risk and almost no benefits".
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and the
Capline Pipeline connecting central Illinois and the U.S. Gulf Coast. Byhalia Pipeline, LLC, a joint venture between Valero and Plains All American, stated that through the connection, the company would be able to transport barrels from regions that produce crude oil in Texas and Oklahoma to
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Memphis Sand Aquifer. This aquifer supplies clean drinking water to Memphis and Shelby county, the largest metropolitan center that is exclusively supplied by groundwater. Because crude oil is known to contain carcinogens, all Memphis'
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