Natural gas plays important role in region’s energy infrastructure
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NEWSROOM
We successfully avoided an electric grid failure this year because natural gas storage and pipelines were available.
- Mar 24
- 1 min
Readers respond: Energy diversity saved us during storm
The Pacific Northwest is blessed with two amazing energy infrastructures in the electric grid and in the naturalgas system. The January...
- Oct 13, 2023
- 7 min
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7 Billion for America’s First Clean Hydrogen Hubs
By U.S. Department of Energy WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, a key pillar of Bidenomics, the...
- Oct 13, 2023
- 5 min
Pacific NW wins $1 billion from feds for hydrogen hub. Now what?
By Tom Banse, Washington State Standard Oregon and Washington scored big Friday in a fiercely contested national competition to grab a...
- Jul 13, 2023
- 2 min
ALL EYES ON EUGENE, OREGON
On July 10, the Eugene City Council voted unanimously to repeal the ordinance banning natural gas connections to new residential...
- Jun 22, 2023
- 2 min
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
As we reported earlier this year, restrictions on natural gas-powered appliances have sparked alarm among chefs and restaurant owners...
- May 10, 2023
- 2 min
NINTH CIRCUIT - PART TWO
As we know, the City of Berkeley, CA banned the installation of natural gas piping in new construction. Judges in the U.S. Ninth Circuit...
- Apr 26, 2023
- 3 min
THE NINTH CIRCUIT DELIVERS
In 2019, Berkeley, CA became the first city in the country to prohibit natural gas connections in new buildings. On April 17th, the Ninth...
- Apr 19, 2023
- 2 min
NATURAL GAS ESSENTIAL TO AGRICULTURE
The first in American Gas Association’s Advancing America series, “Advancing America’s Agriculture: The Value of Natural Gas to U.S....
- Mar 29, 2023
- 2 min
THE DETAILS ON WASHINGTON'S FIRST CAP-AND-INVEST AUCTION
Washington state held its first cap-and-invest auction on February 28, marking an important milestone in the state’s efforts to reduce...
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
GAS + COOKING + RESTAURANTS = YUM
In the Pacific Northwest, several cities are considering curtailing the use of natural gas in new and existing buildings, including...
- Feb 2, 2023
- 2 min
The Northwest Gas Association Announces the Start of Session in Olympia & Salem
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact Dan Kirschner, Executive Director Northwest Gas Association dkirschner@nwga.org (WEST LINN, Ore.)...
- Jan 23, 2023
- 4 min
COOKING WITH GAS: INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND RESIDENTIAL GAS RANGES
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) claimed that a report it had published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and...
- Jan 17, 2023
- 2 min
The Northwest Gas Association Introduces Its New Website and Logo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact Dan Kirschner, Executive Director Northwest Gas Association dkirschner@nwga.org (WEST LINN, Ore.)...
- Jan 2, 2023
- 4 min
Senate Hearing Shows Natural Gas is Reducing Emissions, Supporting the Grid as EV Usage Rises
Natural gas has played the leading role in reducing carbon emissions in the United States during the past 15 years and is now supporting...
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