National Politics
Aug 28, 2026
Billions of dollars of gas pipeline infrastructure, potentially running through hundreds of miles of wetlands, forests, and private property, are at stake. One of Natural Allies’ primary bankrollers, Williams Companies, is trying to advance two pipeline projects in New York…
By Waller’s telling at the April conference, the solution [to a crisis of public opinion] began with a call between JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Alan Armstrong, then the executive chairman of Williams Companies, based in Oklahoma. (Earlier this year, Armstrong was appointed U.S. senator for the state.)
This was the inception of Natural Allies, which was established at a 2020 trade association meeting some time after this call. “All of these CEOs got together, they stacked hands, and they formed our group,” Waller said.