Worried About Safety, a Small West Texas Town Challenges Planned Cross-Border Pipeline

By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News, and Alejandra Martinez, the Texas Tribune

VAN HORN, Texas—When word spread this summer among residents of this small West Texas town that a 48-inch diameter natural gas pipeline—larger than others in the region—was coming their way, they saw it as a threat to their town’s tranquility and sense of security.