Articles by Brian Ford

FERC eyes Blanket Certificate Program changes
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Published on: October 27, 2026
Program was established in 1982 to provide streamlined authorization for certain natural gas infrastructure activities
Monitoring Government: Pipeline repair rule update
Published on: August 14, 2026
PHMSA looks to modern technology
Northeast pipeline still dogged by controversy, litigation
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Published on: July 13, 2026
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N.D. readies pipeline funding
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Published on: May 09, 2026
State officials in North Dakota are keen to see more natural gas move east from the oil and gas-bearing Bakken Formation
Government Monitor: A battle in Colorado
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Published on: April 19, 2026
State Constitution measures target natural gas
Monitoring Government: PHMSA modernizes class location rules
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Published on: February 23, 2026
Rule will allow natural gas transmission operators to use integrity management (IM) practices
‘Clean Hydrogen’ tax credit rules released
Published on: January 10, 2025
Biden administration’s effort gets mixed response
Lizard, oil & gas industry in Texas showdown
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Published on: August 27, 2024
Rare dunes sagebrush lizard pitting industry against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Permian.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reapproves Mountain Valley Pipeline
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Published on: March 23, 2023
Additional legal challenges expected
FERC approves Transco’s natural gas expansion
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Published on: February 21, 2023
Opposition to expansion remains
Monitoring Government: EPA tightens oil & gas emission rules
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Published on: January 30, 2023
New proposals target methane
Monitoring Government: Is New England ready for winter?
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Published on: November 29, 2022
Power and natural gas supplies called into question
Monitoring Government: U.S. Congress mulls permitting reform
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Published on: November 08, 2022
Permitting reform language draws stiff opposition