Gas Sector Calls On States To Push Pipeline Fixes, Citing Methane Cuts

October 9, 2014
The natural gas sector is urging state environmental agencies to work with their public utility commissions (PUCs) on overcoming hurdles to replacing gas pipelines as a major strategy to curb downstream emissions of the greenhouse gas (GHG) methane, an area that EPA has said it is unlikely to address in its pending methane control plan. There are “physical limits” in doing replacement projects because getting permission to block off major streets and thoroughfares in urban areas is difficult, said the...


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