New pipelines are emerging across the country, causing apprehension for many landowners located near the impending routes. The residents of Nash County, North Carolina are determined to not go down without a fight against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

Residents voiced their disapproval on Thursday, July 20 at the final public hearing on the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

Duke Energy, Dominion Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas, and Southern Natural Gas are the four major corporations behind the pipeline project.

The proposed 600-mile underground Atlantic Coast Pipeline project is an interstate natural gas transmission pipeline that will serve the energy needs of Virginia and North Carolina.

In North Carolina alone, the proposed pipeline route will wind through eight counties: Northampton, Halifax, Nash, Wilson, Johnston, Sampson, Cumberland and Robeson.

A Duke Energy spokeswoman stated that pipelines are the safest way to transport natural gas, but residents potentially affected by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project have uncertainties.

Some resident’s homes are less than 1,000 feet away from the proposed pipeline route. Many are worried about the future implications and impacts associated with the underground Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

According to the Pipeline Safety Trust, there are over 2.6 million miles of fuel pipelines in the United States. Approximately 300,000 miles of the pipelines in operation are natural gas pipelines. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, in 2016 there were 38 pipeline incidents that killed 16 and injured 83 people. In the past 20 years, the DOT's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration counted 5,681 incidents, resulting in 310 deaths, 1,302 injuries, and $7.8 billion in property damage.

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