After a federal appeals court this week denied a request from a group of Virginia landowners to stop construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline on their land under eminent domain, communities near the pipeline say the project's scale raises serious concerns about safety and landslide risk. The more than 300-mile natural gas pipeline would run through several Virginia and West Virginia counties. Activist and Roanoke County resident Ben James said he's already witnessed forests destroyed and spoken with residents who say their water has been contaminated. ...