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Summary: When student journalists at Morgantown High School in West Virginia considered life after high school, they began to worry that they would have to leave their beloved home state to pursue their dreams.  So they decided to explore the options by interviewing fellow students, economists and young people who seemed to be making a lot of money working on energy projects. West Virginia added more than 4,000 new construction jobs between January 2017 and January 2018, according to the General Contractors of America. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project, a 600-mile line that carries natural gas through North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia, has contributed to the recent boom in natural gas construction, but some residents and economic analysts are concerned the industry is only producing temporary jobs. Brittany Moody, the lead engineer on the ACP, says while only a few of the jobs will be permanent, the boost in the economy, even temporarily, is beneficial. 

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