On May 20, 2021, FERC issued two orders in which it authorized two pipeline companies to construct and abandon certain pipeline facilities, subject to conditions. In an exciting and.
Tense FERC Meeting Exposes Rift Over GHG Emissions, Natural Gas Pipeline Policy
Policy differences over greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions provided the tinder that ignited a tense public debate over a pair of seemingly mundane natural gas certificate orders during last week’s FERC meeting.
A last-minute procedural move from Commissioner James Danly to amend orders on infrastructure expansions proposed by Northern Natural Gas (NNG) and Tuscarora Gas Transmission Co. seemed to take Chairman Richard Glick by surprise. The subsequent back-and-forth hinted at an ideological rift at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over the agency’s approach to regulating natural gas infrastructure.