In an attempt to minimize safety risks, the secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT) should direct the administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to begin collecting information from operators of federally unregulated onshore natural gas gathering and hazardous liquid pipelines, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report. The DOT should establish an online clearinghouse or other resource for sharing the information on pipeline safety practices that is collected, said the GAO. It noted that the data should be similar to what PHMSA collects annually from operators of regulated gathering pipelines (mostly located in non rural areas), such as fatalities, injuries, property damage, location, mileage, size, operating pressure, maintenance and the causes of incidents and consequences. The nation’s pipeline network includes an estimated 200,000-plus miles of onshore gathering pipelines, many of which have not been subject to federal regulation based on their generally rural location and low operating pressures.
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GAO Recommends Data Clearinghouse for Unregulated Gathering Pipes
In an attempt to minimize safety risks, the secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT) should direct the administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to collect information from operators of federally unregulated onshore natural gas gathering and hazardous liquid pipelines, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report Thursday.
NYT Article Continues ‘Fear Mongering’ Aimed at Natural Gas
It didn’t take long for the natural gas industry and energy insiders to react to a New York Times (NYT) story on Sunday, which cited unnamed industry and government sources describing the shale gas industry as a “Ponzi” scheme with a future similar to Enron Corp. and the bursting of the dot.com bubble.
Frack Story Misleading, Says Pennsylvania’s Hanger
A story about the dangers of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking), which was published by the New York Times last weekend, was “deliberately misleading,” the former chief of Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said Monday.
TORP LNG Application Gets Approval
The deepwater port license application submitted by TORP Terminal LP for the Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal has been approved by U.S. Maritime Administrator David T. Matsuda.
Murkowski Seeks EPA Head Sit-Down on GHG Regulation
Disappointed with the response of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to her letter last month, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has requested a face-to-face meeting with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to discuss how the agency plans to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under its Clean Air Act (CAA) authority.
Murkowski Seeks One-on-One With EPA Head on GHG Regulation
Disappointed with the response of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to her letter earlier this month, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has requested a face-to-face meeting with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to discuss how the agency plans to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under its Clean Air Act (CAA) authority.
Murkowski Seeks One-on-One With EPA Head on GHG Regulation
Disappointed with the response of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to her letter earlier this month, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has requested a face-to-face meeting with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to discuss how the agency plans to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under its Clean Air Act (CAA) authority.
Murkowski Presses EPA for Details on Regulation of GHG Emissions
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), one of the Senate’s key opponents to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) drive to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA), has called on agency Administrator Lisa Jackson to provide more details on how its program would work.
Murkowski Presses EPA for Details on Regulation of GHG Emissions
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), one of the Senate’s key opponents to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) drive to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA), has called on agency Administrator Lisa Jackson to provide more details on how its program would work.
