Gas Pipeline Sector Seeks Compensation From FERC Climate Mitigation

The natural gas pipeline industry is asking to be fully compensated for any greenhouse gas mitigation requirements the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) might impose as a condition for approving new projects, part of a broader industry push to narrow any future analysis and mitigation mandates. “If the Commission requires GHG mitigation measures -- whether as certificate conditions, or through a policy of requiring project sponsors to submit mitigation plans with their certificate applications -- it must allow full cost...