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INGAA president pleased with FERC�s timely action on cost recovery

Don Santa, president and CEO of the ±«Óãtv, today lauded the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s expedited cost recovery policy.  “We are pleased that FERC has recognized the importance of [...] Read More

INGAA Chairman sees positive outlook for years to come

As another brutally cold winter whips through the Northeast, it’s a good time to be in the fuel business, knowing that your product is helping keep people alive and businesses open. Yet in states like New York where oil and gas production is [...] Read More

INGAA president gratified FERC retains 9 a.m. Central Time start to Gas Day

Don Santa, president and CEO of the ±«Óãtv, today lauded the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s decision to retain the 9 a.m. Central Time start to the gas day. “We are gratified that the [...] Read More

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INGAA Submits Comments on EPA’s Draft GHG Report

  INGAA believes EPA clearly and transparently should explain all changes to the methodology it relies upon to arrive at its National Inventory. All stakeholders should have the ability to understand the reason for any increases or decreases to [...] Read More

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NGC urges FERC to hold fuel assurance technical conferences

Dear Chairman LaFleur: The ±«Óãtv Council, and other entities representing the natural gas value chain, submit these comments in response to the fuel assurance reports Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Organizations filed [...] Read More

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±«Óãtv Council urges CEQ to withdraw draft guidance on considering greenhouse gas emissions in NEPA reviews

The ±«Óãtv Council submitted comments in response to the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) “Revised Draft Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change in [...] Read More

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INGAA encourages CEQ to withdraw draft guidance on including greenhouse gas emissions in NEPA reviews

INGAA filed comments on March 25, 2015 on the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) “Revised Draft Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change in NEPA [...] Read More

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INGAA recommends that the EPA does not adopt more stringent Ozone regulations.

INGAA recommends that the EPA retain the current 75 part per billion (ppb) ozone NAAQS rather than pursue a more stringent standard. In addressing its concerns, INGAA raises the following specific issues: (1) ambient ozone levels are declining and [...] Read More

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INGAA supports categorizing the northern long-eared bat species as threatened

On March 17, INGAA filed comments in response to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)’s proposed rule requesting comment on whether the northern long-eared bat (NLEB) should be listed as threatened, endangered, or does not warrant listing. [...] Read More

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INGAA comments on FERC’s Cost Recovery Mechanisms for Modernization of ±«Óãtv Facilities

Pursuant to the schedule established in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Proposed Policy Statement,1 the ±«Óãtv (“INGAA”) submits its comments in reply to various comments submitted [...] Read More

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INGAA Comments on EPA Proposed Rule

The ±«Óãtv (INGAA) respectfully submits these comments in response to the “Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: 2015 Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and ±«Óãtv Systems” [...] Read More

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Q&A: Trade association sees natural gas legislation advancing in 2015

By Braden Kelner / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Martin Edwards is no stranger to Capitol Hill.    Starting out as a staffer in Washington D.C. in 1987, Mr. Edwards worked for former U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall (R–Texas) and eventually became his [...] Read More

Gas transmission and storage sector working to reduce methane emissions

Members of the ±«Óãtv are taking concrete steps to reduce methane emissions from their systems and have made commitments to find ways to curb releases even further.   To better understand the issue, [...] Read More

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±«Óãtv Council comments on RTO/ISO Data Request Submissions to FERC

The RTO/ISO responses clearly confirm that there is not a nationwide problem during the morning electric ramp associated with the current start time of the Gas Day.   Moreover, no RTO or ISO has shown a causal link between generator de-rate [...] Read More

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INGAA comments on International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB’s) September 2014 Discussion Paper

The ±«Óãtv (INGAA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comments in response to the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB’s) September 2014 Discussion Paper, Reporting the Financial Effects of [...] Read More

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INGAA comments on FERC proposed policy statement on cost recovery mechanisms for modernization of natural gas facilities

INGAA appreciates FERC's flexible approach towards recovery of prudently incurred costs associated with modernizing pipeline infrastructure and complying with governmental regulations requiring the inspection, maintenance and replacement of certain [...] Read More

INGAA president lauds House approval of pipeline permitting bill

WASHINGTON— Don Santa, president and CEO of the ±«Óãtv, today lauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of Representative Mike Pompeo’s legislation (H.R. 161) to improve the natural [...] Read More

INGAA president Don Santa comments on State of the Union address

Don Santa, president and CEO of the ±«Óãtv, today released the following statement welcoming President Obama’s positive statements about natural gas in Tuesday’s State of the Union [...] Read More

INGAA comments on Obama administration methane blueprint

Don Santa, president and CEO of the ±«Óãtv, today released the following statement on the Obama administration’s blueprint to reduce methane emissions:  “Given the high-level nature of the [...] Read More

INGAA president expresses support for H.R. 161 in letter to Congressman Pompeo

Dear Congressman Pompeo, On behalf of the membership of the ±«Óãtv (INGAA), I want to express our support for H.R. 161, the “±«Óãtv Pipeline Permitting Reform Act.” INGAA’s 24 members [...] Read More