A Pipeline Company Says It Will Protect the Environment in North Carolina. Its Record in Tennessee Says Otherwise.
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- “I’m usually a courteous person but you bring out the worst in me,” she said. “I’m going to fight you to the death.”
- Construction could begin as soon as fall 2027, with a service date of spring 2028.
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June 25, 2026 Share This Article Republish. The construction site of a natural gas pipeline. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Related A New Enbridge Pipeline Spurs Opposition in Central North Carolina Gas Industry Front Group Targets Democrats in Pennsylvania Michigan Environmental Groups Argue Line 5 Tunnel Project Lacks Key Climate Considerations Share This Article Republish Most Popular As Colorado River States Struggle to Reach Agreement, New Mexico Brings on a Fresh Voice Trump Administration Abandons Fight Against Wind Energy as Clean Energy Output Surges How a Tiny Texas River Agency Plans to Build the Largest Desalination Plant in the Country PITTSBORO, N.C.— An 85-year-old widow stood before a panel of Enbridge Gas representatives perched above her on a stage at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center. She had fire in her eyes.
“I’m usually a courteous person but you bring out the worst in me,” she said. “I’m going to fight you to the death.”
In mid-June she and hundreds of Chatham County residents attended two community meetings, hosted by Enbridge, to voice their opposition to a proposed 28-mile natural gas pipeline that would stretch from Siler City to Moncure in southern Chatham County.