Maybe it’s because they’re overwhelmed; maybe it’s because the information doesn’t exist. Maybe it’s because it was never filed, or it was misfiled or maybe it’s because it’s really not a high priority right now — but for whatever reason, the vast majority of public regulatory agencies charged with overseeing pipeline safety at the state
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is investigating three natural gas storage companies in connection with allegations of price-gouging their customers, including one firm that the agency says extracted more than double the commodity’s actual worth from its customers in 2010. According to documents obtained by NaturalGasWatch.org, FERC stated that it is investigating the companies,
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