Biden DOT Issues New Partisan Methane Rules for All Gas Pipelines

Another breathtaking attempt to strip away the power to regulate oil and gas from the states and concentrate it in unelected bureaucracies (the DC swamp). This latest attempt comes from the Dept. of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). On Friday, the PHMSA issued a proposed new rule that would slap onerous and very expensive new requirements on pretty much all natural gas pipelines in the country, including 2.7 million miles of gas transmission, distribution, and gathering pipelines; 400+ underground natural gas storage facilities; and 165 liquefied natural gas facilities.

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