Lake Gaston pipeline opponents view it as the giant straw that would suck Southside Virginia dry.   They've fought it in courts, legislatures, and federal regulatory agencies for 14 years.   As the appeals continue, so does construction..   News-7 Richmond photographer Randy Lynn took these pictures March 15, 1996 in Southhampton County..   In the foreground of the third picture, a turtle scrambles out of the way of the earth movers.

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Photos by Randy Lynn

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