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Rhode Island and Massachusetts coastal communities shouldn’t serve as a “test case” to verify the safety of marine transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch said.

Rhode Island and Massachusetts coastal communities shouldn’t serve as a “test case” to verify the safety of marine transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch said.

FERC Chairman Pat Wood last Thursday fielded several questions about whether he expects to be picked by President Bush for a second term when his current term as chairman and commissioner expires in June 2005.

FERC Chairman Pat Wood on Thursday fielded several questions about whether he expects to be picked by President Bush for a second term when his current term as chairman and commissioner expires in June 2005.

FERC Chairman Pat Wood on Thursday fielded several questions about whether he expects to be picked by President Bush for a second term when his current term as chairman and commissioner expires in June 2005.

Banc of America Securities (BOA) downgraded Dynegy Inc. to “sell” from “neutral” last week because of questions about the company’s future cash-flow generation. On the day of the downgrade Wednesday, more than 10 million Dynegy shares exchanged hands, and the stock fell more than 5%, falling slightly more through the rest of the week to close at around $4.85.

Banc of America Securities (BOA) downgraded Dynegy Inc. to “sell” from “neutral” on Wednesday because of questions about the company’s future cash-flow generation. More than 10 million Dynegy shares exchanged hands, and the stock fell more than 5% to close at $4.98.

Responding to critics who called its enforcement lax, the Department of Transportation’s Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) has over the past four years increased both the number and size of the civil penalties imposed on pipeline operators who violate safety regulations, but it “is not clear” if this tougher strategy has proved to be a strong enough deterrent for pipeline companies, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) official told a House panel earlier last week.

Responding to critics who called its enforcement lax, the Department of Transportation’s Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) has over the past four years increased both the number and size of the civil penalties imposed on pipeline operators who violate safety regulations, but it “is not clear” if this tougher strategy has proved to be a strong enough deterrent for pipeline companies, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) official told a House panel earlier this week.