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Natural gas plays a critical role in our daily lives. It is an ingredient in the products we use every day, and it is also used directly to fuel power plants as well as to heat American homes and businesses. But the impacts of natural gas go beyond [...] Read More
Don Santa, president and CEO of the ±«Óãtv, today lauded Senate introduction of S. 1844 by Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Angus King (I-ME) to improve interagency coordination in the review of proposed natural [...] Read More
NASA’s Cassini mission has come to an end. After 13 years and a 270 million mile trip, the school bus-sized spacecraft ends its voyage with a noble crash into Saturn’s atmosphere, collecting many insights important to understanding our [...] Read More
Don Santa, president and chief executive officer of the ±«Óãtv, today lauded the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s declaratory order, finding that the New York Department of Environmental [...] Read More
Dear Chairman Walden, Ranking Member Pallone, Subcommittee Chairman Upton, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Rush: The undersigned energy trade associations thank the Committee for holding an important hearing, Powering America: Defining [...] Read More
To the joy of parents and the dismay of children, school is back in session. Preparing for the first day means shopping for back-to-school supplies like pencils, backpacks, and the perfect first day outfit. But without natural gas, we wouldn’t [...] Read More
We all know natural gas is important because it improves our daily lives in a myriad of ways. Natural gas helps heat our homes, cook meals, produce our favorite products and generates more than one third of the nation’s electricity. Without [...] Read More
Don Santa, president and chief executive officer of the ±«Óãtv, today lauded the White House for announcing its intent to nominate Howard R. Elliott as administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials [...] Read More
American workers are the backbone of this country and keep our economy thriving. The natural gas industry plays a major role in, over 4 million U.S. jobs That number will continue to grow -- by 2040, the U.S. natural gas industry will employ over [...] Read More
Don Santa, president and CEO of the ±«Óãtv, today expressed disappointment with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s August 22 decision in Sierra Club v. FERC to vacate the [...] Read More
The ±«Óãtv Council, which collectively represents companies that produce, transport and deliver clean, affordable natural gas throughout the United States, today welcomed the U.S. Department of Energy’s staff report on Electricity Markets [...] Read More
“The recognition in the DOE staff report of the importance of ‘low-cost, abundant natural gas’ and ‘highly efficient’ natural gas combined cycle generating plants to the nation’s electric grid highlights the [...] Read More
On August 2, INGAA, AGA and API submitted comments to PHMSA (attached) as a follow-up to PHMSA’s June GPAC meeting. At this meeting, the GPAC discussed several topics from PHMSA’s “Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering [...] Read More
Don Santa, president and chief executive officerof the ±«Óãtv, today lauded the U.S. Senate for voting to confirm Neil Chatterjee and Robert Powelson to serve as members of [...] Read More
Ensuring the functionality and integrity of pipelines is our industry’s number one priority. Over the years, engineers have worked to create and continuously improve what the energy industry refers to as “smart pigs.” These tools [...] Read More
Pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC” or “Commission”) “Notice of Technical Conference (“Notice”) and “Supplemental Notice of Technical [...] Read More
The ±«Óãtv Council, which collectively represents companies that produce, transport and deliver clean, affordable natural gas throughout the United States, today released a joint report, “±«Óãtv: Reliable and Resilient” that [...] Read More
INGAA on July 24 suggested new alternatives to the existing class-location change regulation in response to a request for information as the Department of Transportation reviews “existing regulations to identify unnecessary obstacles to [...] Read More
The ±«Óãtv has long stood for safe and responsible construction and operation of natural gas pipelines. Recognizing the increase in pipeline-construction activity, particularly in areas unaccustomed to energy [...] Read More