Newalla Mother Fights Oil Pipeline

An Oklahoma mother is fighting an oil pipeline that she thinks will run dangerously close to her family's home.

“We worried about it getting into our water,” said Jeana, who didn't want to provide her last name.

A survey company asked for her permission to take measurements on her property, because the pipeline would go in her backyard. Jeana refused, but feels bullied by the survey company because she said she spotted their equipment on her property.

She says the company told her the equipment was being used for measurements for the property next door.

“I feel like they are pushing. They are trying to get it done whether you like it or not,” says Jeana.

The mother is also worried about what a pipeline will do to her property values and the fact that a fairly big chunk of wooded area would have to be cleared. She's now trying to rally other neighbors to throw a kink in the pipeline plans by also saying “no” to construction on their properties.

If enough people say “no” to selling land to the oil company, Jeana feels the company will look elsewhere.

Jeana says she was told by Plains All-American there was an earlier plan for the pipeline to go through Pottawatomie County. The Newalla mother says she was told the company moved the route because of environmental concerns with an endangered beetle.

The crew trying to survey land in Newalla tells News 9 Plains All-American is doing its best to find a pipeline route that have a limited impact on property owners and the environment.