Communities to call on TVA to stop the Ridgeline pipeline and invest in clean energy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3, 2025

CONTACT
Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 6 p.m. ET, Ridgeline Voices and Tennessee residents will hold a rally in front of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s headquarters to protest the start of Ridgeline pipeline construction. 

Enbridge-owned East Tennessee Natural Gas is starting construction on the 122-mile long Ridgeline pipeline for the TVA. Ridgeline would bring methane gas to TVA’s planned Kingston gas plant, and endanger hundreds of streams and waterways along its route. Instead of handing our money to a multibillion-dollar corporation with a record of environmental damage and explosions along other pipeline routes, these groups will call on the public utility to stop this dangerous pipeline and invest in clean energy. 

WHAT: Rally to protest the start of Ridgeline Pipeline construction

WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, 6 p.m. ET

WHERE: Outside of TVA Headquarters in downtown Knoxville (across from Bill Lyons Pavilion in Market Square, Knoxville, TN 37902)
WHO: Ridgeline Voices, a community group opposing the Ridgeline Pipeline; Tennessee residents impacted by the project; and allies with SAGE TN, Third Act TN, American Indian Movement Indian Territory Tennessee, the Sierra Club, Appalachian Voices and more.

This rally aims to correct the record by demonstrating that Tennessee residents do not want this pipeline or the rest of TVA’s gas buildout. The event will include speakers, giant puppets and music.

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