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California regulatory staff has released a report urging “significant penalties” for Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s (PG&E) lax natural gas pipeline record-keeping and alleging that some of the misclassifications had resulted in pressures that violated federal standards and presented “significant risks” to the general public and went unreported for years.

California regulatory staff released a report late Friday urging “significant penalties” for Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s (PG&E) lax natural gas pipeline system record-keeping and alleging that some of the misclassifications of gas pipelines resulted in them being operated at pressures that violated federal standards. The staff document alleges that the violations presented “significant risks” to the general public and went unreported for years.

A bipartisan group of Michigan House lawmakers is urging its colleagues to consider ways to expand the use of natural gas, offer tax breaks to some producers, get regular reports on the state’s infrastructure and capabilities for natural gas, and put more land with state-owned mineral rights up for oil and natural gas leasing.

A bipartisan group of Michigan House lawmakers is urging its colleagues to consider ways to boost natural gas exploration, development and production, including a proposal to put more land up for oil and natural gas leasing, including its considerable unconventional resources, that include the Antrim, Collingwood and Utica shales.

A bipartisan group of Michigan House lawmakers is urging its colleagues to consider ways to expand the use of natural gas, offer tax breaks to some oil producers, get regular reports on the state’s infrastructure and capabilities for natural gas, and put more land with state-owned mineral rights up for oil and natural gas leasing.

A historic reversal of natural gas flows between Canada and the United States is inevitable, TransCanada Corp. says. The company is urging acceptance of its plan to make the switch with its own natural gas Mainline between Alberta and Ontario as the lesser of two evils.

A historic reversal of natural gas flows between Canada and the United States is inevitable, TransCanada Corp. says. The company is urging acceptance of its plan to make the switch with its own natural gas Mainline between Alberta and Ontario as the lesser of two evils.

Several natural gas advocacy organizations are urging the federal government to extend the proposed economic incentive program for electric vehicles (EV) to include natural gas vehicles (NGV) and other alternative fuel vehicles.

Several natural gas advocacy organizations are urging the federal government to extend the proposed economic incentive program for electric vehicles (EVs) to include natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and other alternative fuel vehicles.