A pipeline set to carry volatile liquids across Pennsylvania is upending lives. For five women, it has also created an unexpected community.
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Melina Walling is a graduate student at Stanford pursuing her M.A. in Earth Systems with an emphasis on multimedia journalism. As a member of the Stanford Class of 2020, she earned a B.A. in English with an interdisciplinary concentration in photography. She has previously reported for the USA TODAY Network in the Eastern Pennsylvania region, produced podcasts for the Stanford Storytelling Project, and worked as an editorial intern at STANFORD Magazine.