Nature’s simplest element is at the center of a new energy strategy that has won the support of much of the Pittsburgh region’s leadership, while drawing scorn from sustainability advocates who say it would actually entrench the carbon economy.
As proponents tout the potential of so-called blue hydrogen to shepherd our region to a sustainable future, climate scientists and financial analysts question the viability — technologically, economically and ideologically — of developing a hydrogen hub reliant on natural gas and carbon...Read more.
In 2022’s first six months, 22 workers have fallen victim to the deadly hazards present in trenching and excavation work – surpassing 15 in all of 2021 – and prompting the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to launch enhanced enforcement initiatives to protect workers from known industry hazards.
To stress the dangers of disregarding federal workplace safety requirements for trenching and excavation work, OSHA enforcement staff will...Read More>>>
NERC expects 500 GW of solar and 400 GW of wind to come online over the next decade, and officials say some work is needed to accommodate the shift away from fossil fuels.
“If we’re going to reliably integrate these resources over the next 10 years, we’ve really got to start now,” said Moura. That will mean additional investment in natural gas infrastructure, he said.
“Gas is a bridge fuel to where I think policies ultimately want to take us,” Moura said. “Batteries aren’t going to do it, and we’re going to need...Read More>>>
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) transmitted a final rule to the Federal Register today that will strengthen the safety and environmental protection on more than 300,000 miles of onshore gas transmission pipelines throughout the United States. The final rule, first initiated 11 years ago, incorporates lessons learned through the investigation of the September 9, 2010 gas transmission pipeline incident in San Bruno, CA, which resulted in the death of eight people and injuries to more than 60 others....Read More>>>
In the infosecurity world, this was the 5 a.m. phone call that many feared, but few were prepared to handle.
In the early hours of May 7, 2021, a Colonial Pipeline worker discovered a ransom note inside the company’s IT systems. Threat actors linked to the DarkSide ransomware organization had gained access to an outdated VPN account.
The compromise, leveraged to encrypt data on the company’s systems, left...Read More>>>
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September 7-8, 2002: Pennsylvania PUC Pipeline Safety Seminar, State College, PA
September 20-22, 2022: RNG Works, Nashville, TN
November 2-3, 2022: 2022 South Carolina Pipeline Safety Seminar, Columbia, SC
