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SLAPP’d Episode 4 | Back to the Water

Drilled • Season 12 Episode 4

SLAPP’d Episode 4 | Back to the Water

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Energy Transfer has successfully kept a lot of stuff out of the court, including the tribe's concerns about the pipeline's impact on their water source and how very valid that concern turned out to be. We learn about the spills and water issues the pipeline has already caused.

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