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US EIA Report Shows How Winter Storms Have Reduced US Natural Gas Production, But Disruptions Can Happen Any Time Of The Year

PA Environment Daily

On March 13, 2024, the US Energy Information Administration posted an article describing how winter storms disrupt US natural gas production. Over the last four winters, winter storms Uri (February 2021), Elliott (December 2022), and most recently, Heather (January 2024) interrupted weekly U.S.

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DEP Invites Comments On Mariner East II Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Chapter 102 Permit Amendment For An Area In West Goshen Twp., Chester County

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 17 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a major amendment to the Chapter 102 permit for the Mariner East II Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline in West Goshen Township, Chester County. ( The ordinance considers earth disturbances greater than 5,000 sq.

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Incomplete Application For CNX Midstream Slickville Fracking Wastewater, Natural Gas Pipelines Project In Westmoreland County Withdrawn By DEP

PA Environment Daily

On February 26, 2024, DEP notified CNX Midstream Operating Company LLC that its application for the Slickville fracking wastewater and natural gas pipelines project is considered withdrawn because CNX failed to provide the information needed to complete the application within 60 days and start its review. Read more here.

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7 Reasons California Should Get Tougher on Methane from Dairies

Legal Planet

It also comes in the wake of the January 2024 date after which the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is authorized to regulate methane from dairy operations pursuant to SB 1383 ( more on that here). Even with lucrative LCFS credits for dairies, California is not on track to meet methane targets for dairy and livestock.

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PUC Now Accepting Comments On $250,000 Penalty Settlement With Peoples Gas On Natural Gas Over-Pressurization Incident In Indiana County

PA Environment Daily

The Public Utility Commission published notice in the February 17 PA Bulletin seeking public comments concerning events that resulted in the over-pressurization of the Peoples Natural Gas distribution system serving the community of Robinson, Indiana County, that caused a wide range of damage to utility and customer equipment.

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Local Law Prohibiting Natural Gas Piping is Preempted, Ninth Circuit Holds

MGKF Law

2024), the Ninth Circuit was tasked with determining whether the City of Berkeley’s attempt to prohibit the use of natural gas pipelines in new buildings through a local ordinance conflicted with the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (“EPCA”), 42 U.S.C. § In California Restaurant Association v.

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PJM, Electric Grid Operators Recommend Additional Steps To Overcome Vulnerabilities In Natural Gas Infrastructure To Ensure More Reliable Grid Operation

PA Environment Daily

On February 21, the PJM Interconnection and three other regional electric grid operators made a series of 14 recommendations to overcome vulnerabilities in natural gas infrastructure operations to improve electric grid reliability and gas-electric coordination, especially during adverse weather conditions.