Gas
Top Aide for a Senator Pushing a Permitting Bill Was Also on Staff at a Pipeline Company
CEII brief
Inside Climate News reported on 13 Nov 2026: Top Aide for a Senator Pushing a Permitting Bill Was Also on Staff at a Pipeline Company.
Read the full story on Inside Climate NewsWhen U.S. Sen. Alan Armstrong of Oklahoma started work this year on legislation to speed approval for infrastructure projects, he hired the chief lawyer at one of the nation’s largest gas pipeline developers to lead his Senate office.
Context from CEII
Gas is the flexible backbone of many grids and the designated transition fuel in many national plans, from LNG trade to domestic LPG and CNG. Supply security and pricing drive both power reliability and emissions.
21.9% of electricity in the world came from gas in 2024Original reporting © Inside Climate News. Headline and excerpt quoted with attribution; the full article is available on the publisher’s site. CEII’s context is the Centre’s own and does not represent the publisher.
