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New York State has banned fracking for natural gas, yet the line is due to carry gas extracted through fracking into the state.
Two weeks after blasting the Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s East 300 Upgrade Project, Passaic County s Board of Commissioners on Tuesday pulled a proposed resolution opposing the affiliated construction of a natural gas compressor station in West Milford.
More than two dozen speakers criticized the commissioners’ decision to ditch their draft resolution opposing the 19,000-horsepower compressor near the Monksville Reservoir. Many accused elected officials of backpedaling and failing to represent their constituency.
Commissioner Director Pat Lepore said the board will send all submitted comments along to the governor’s office but would not consider its own resolution, nor take a stance on the project. Commissioner Terry Duffy, who lives in West Milford, said he is not overly impressed with the pipeline company, which installed a new transmi
Owners and operators of the 100 most “critical” hazardous liquid and natural gas pipelines, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities will need to act
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Published: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Colonial Pipeline facilities. Photo credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Colonial Pipeline Co. facilities in Maryland. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
The House Homeland Security Committee approved legislation yesterday to bolster the Transportation Security Administration pipeline cyberdefense program even as key lawmakers across Capitol Hill expressed an openness to reevaluating how the federal government approaches pipeline oversight.
The legislation, cleared by voice vote, comes as Congress continues to mull how best to respond to last week s ransomware attack against the Colonial pipeline that prompted fuel shortages and panic purchasing across the Southeast. Just over 10 days ago, a ransomware attack against one of the nation s largest pipeline companies has brought a new urgency to our work, Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said during the markup.