EPA's proposed replacement for the Clean Power Plan, dubbed the "Affordable Clean Energy" rule, or "ACE," is now open for comment.

On September 7, 2018, a jury in a California state court found Plains All American Pipeline guilty on 9 criminal counts ...

Hurricane season is upon us, with Hurricane Florence making its way towards landfall in the Carolinas, currently expected to reach the coast by early Friday morning, September 14, 2018.

The liquified natural gas (LNG) export boom has strained the resources and technical expertise of the two federal agencies that oversee LNG facility siting, design, construction, and operation: FERC, (the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) and PHMSA (the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration).

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) requesting comments on existing requirements ...

In a letter issued to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) and E&E News last week, PHMSA's new Chief Counsel Paul Roberti announced its intention ...

Global energy change through increased use of natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been the focus of this week's World Gas Conference (WGC).

A recent Report to Congress mandated by the most recent amendments to the Pipeline Safety Act was released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), reviewing federal and state responsibilities and resources for inspection of pipelines that transport product across state lines.

Since 9/11, no new rules or regulations have been promulgated to address pipeline or LNG facility security or cybersecurity.

The Congressional Review Act (CRA) has been in the news of late, yet few people know its history, purpose or challenges. Although used only once in its first 20 years, the Act was resurrected...

Opposition to new pipeline construction has grown in recent years, moving from public comment to litigation to physical protest and vandalism.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) officially announced that it is going to review its policy framework for certification of new interstate natural gas and LNG pipelines in the U.S. ...

The U.S. DOT and 10 other federal agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on April 9, 2018, which became effective on April 10, 2018

The Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC) convened in Washington D.C. at the end of March, 2018, to continue discussions from May and December 2017 ...

The President directed the Commerce Department to promulgate regulations as necessary to set forth the procedures for an exclusion process.