By Benjamin Cox on March 13, 2021 at 10:17am
A pipeline company who has a line cutting through southern Scott and all of Greene County came under fire from a 3-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. The Federal Regulatory Commission was questioned by the panel on why it didn’t do more to check Spire STL Pipeline’s assurances or insider dealing with its affiliates.
The project that cut through Greene and Scott County during construction in 2018-2019 now moves over 400,000 decatherms of gas from the Rockies Express Pipeline system into the St. Louis area.
According to an S&P Global report, the project faced a challenge by the Enviornmental Defense Fund because FERC did not look beyond a contract for 88% of the pipeline’s capacity in the commission’s review of the need for the project. Enable Mississippi River Transmission LLC, or MRT, and the Missouri Public Service Commission also raised objections during the FERC review that the proje
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TOPEKA – On Monday, Governor Laura Kelly encouraged Kansans to apply for funds available through the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) to help pay high electricity bills caused by extremely cold temperatures. Due to extreme cold, Kansans may see higher than usual utility costs.
“My administration is considering every tool at our disposal to ensure Kansans and communities are protected from price surges caused by the extreme weather,” said Governor Laura Kelly. “While LIEAP assistance is available to Kansans experiencing higher than usual utility costs, we continue to communicate with our local and federal partners to address this problem.”