pipeline

On a cold winter night, just over 60 Guilford County residents sit inside the Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Covenant in Greensboro. 

As the permitting process starts for Williams Companies' proposed pipeline expansion, elected officials are weighing in with their opinions.

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.

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

The public had its first and only chance to meet with State Department officials about a new environmental analysis of the Keystone XL pipeline this week. Some protesters drove hours to attend.

Legal delays on key environmental permits for the $7 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline are starting to hit home for the pipeline's owners - and raise concerns among investors.