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Don Santa, president and chief executive officer of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today lauded the U.S. Senate’s passage of S. 2276, the SAFE PIPES Act. The bill passed unanimously on Thursday evening. “INGAA is pleased that the reauthorization is moving forward. INGAA supports pipeline safety reauthorization, although… Read More

Overview The presence of a natural gas pipeline does not affect the value of the surrounding property. Integra Realty Resources, a leading provider of real estate valuation and counseling services, conducted a rigorous study of properties in four separate areas of the country in 2015. The… Read More

Washington, February 29, 2016 — The presence of an underground natural gas transmission pipeline does not affect the sales prices or value of residential properties, according to a new study, Pipeline Impact to Property Value and Property Insurability, conducted by Integra Realty Resources on behalf of The INGAA Foundation Inc. … Read More

INGAA urges Congress to pass a pipeline safety reauthorization bill this year. Industry continues to make significant system-wide investments in advancing its goal of zero pipeline incidents. Congress should reauthorize PHMSA’s pipeline safety programs foran additional four years, further emphasize the importance of completing the regulatory mandates from the 2011… Read More

INGAA urged the Environmental Protection Agency to improve its GHG inventory by updating emissions factors and incorporating new data from a joint industry-environmental group-academia study. INGAA noted that data from the Colorado State University-led study, which addressed the issue of super-emitters – a few, large methane releases that account for… Read More

Natural gas is the most diversified fuel in the United States. This domestic fuel is used to cook food, fuel vehicles, generate electricity and as a raw material for products such as fertilizer and plastics. One of the most important uses of natural gas is to heat buildings and homes. Read More

The boards of directors of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, the INGAA Foundation Inc., the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association and the CEPA Foundation – major pipeline trade associations in the U.S. and Canada, respectively – have voted to endorse a program to ensure all pipeline inspectors doing work… Read More

The board of directors of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America voted February 10 to reaffirm its commitment to underground natural gas storage integrity and accelerate implementation of industry storage standards. The board also voted to support the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration advancing federal regulation of natural gas… Read More

INGAA supports EPA proposal not to include non-EGUs among the sources subject to the updated CSAPR. In addition, INGAA urges the Agency to continue seeking information and input from stakeholders regarding the feasibility of implementing non-EGU NOx mitigation measures. Please see the PDF above to read INGAA's full comments. Read More

INGAA appreciates the Commission’s initiative to update its Guidance Manual for Environmental Report Preparation. Since it was published in 2002, there have been numerous developments both generally under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ’s) regulations thereunder, and, specifically, in the individual Commission… Read More

Don Santa, the President and CEO of INGAA, testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security on September 29, 2015 at 2:30 pm ET. "INGAA urges Congress to pass a pipeline safety reauthorization bill soon. Industry continues… Read More

Natural gas pipeline construction is becoming increasingly active due to the abundance of natural gas made available by the shale revolution. Pipelines make it possible to connect the producers of natural gas to the consumer. We make safety our first priority on each and every project to ensure a safe… Read More

By Braden Kelner / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Martin Edwards is no stranger to Capitol Hill.    Starting out as a staffer in Washington D.C. in 1987, Mr. Edwards worked for former U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall (R–Texas) and eventually became his legislative director, focusing on Mr. Hall’s position in the House Energy… Read More

As another brutally cold winter whips through the Northeast, it’s a good time to be in the fuel business, knowing that your product is helping keep people alive and businesses open. Yet in states like New York where oil and gas production is not appreciated as it should be, the… Read More

As another brutally cold winter whips through the Northeast, it’s a good time to be in the fuel business, knowing that your product is helping keep people alive and businesses open. Yet in states like New York where oil and gas production is not appreciated as it should be, the… Read More

Courtesy of Spectra Energy Developed as a four-part series, the first of the two-minute, animated videos focuses on foundational messages around the economic, environmental and energy security benefits of natural gas, from a North American perspective. Read More

Informative and engaging safety awareness for professional excavators. call811.com… Read More

Dear Chairman Thune and Chairman Fischer, On behalf of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), I want to express our support for the SAFE PIPES Act (S. 2276), and specifically the manager’s amendment to the bill that will be offered during the Committee markup on December 9. INGAA… Read More