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A Williams employee mows the grass in front of compressor station 155, one of the stations that will get additional turbine engines to account for the expansion's increased output in Lexington, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. SANTIAGO OCHOA/WFDD

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Climate

Residents and nonprofits resist massive pipeline expansion in the Piedmont

7:00am December 26, 2024

The natural gas giant, Williams Companies, has submitted a project application to build 24 miles of new pipeline through the Piedmont. The expansion would run through homes, businesses, schools and churches.

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The entrance to Williams Companies' compressor station 155 in Lexington, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.

Environment

Deadline to participate in pipeline application process nears for Piedmont residents

2:08pm November 21, 2024

by Santiago Ochoa

The pipeline expansion poses risks to the environment and public health. Concerned residents have until Tuesday, Dec. 3 to intervene in the application process.

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Image shows pipeline construction in West Virginia

Politics & Government

Revisions to pipeline extension project raise concerns

3:55pm January 26, 2024

by Paul Garber

Developers of a natural gas pipeline from Virginia into Rockingham County have submitted significant revisions to federal regulators. Critics of the plan, including members of Congress, say the changes raise new concerns.