US appeals court scraps natural gas pipeline safety standards

August 19, 2024

Aug 16 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday tossed out several natural gas pipeline safety standards adopted by President Joe Biden’s administration following industry criticism about the massive costs on pipeline operators.

Lengths of pipe wait to be laid in the ground along the under-construction Mountain Valley Pipeline near Elliston, Virginia, U.S. September 29, 2019. Picture taken September 29, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller