Model process could speed up pipeline permitting, working group says

States should consider developing a model process for siting natural gas pipelines, a working group of state utility regulators and elected officials said. It said only a few states effectively coordinate the natural gas pipeline permitting process, while often overlapping federal, state, and local regulatory requirements can add many months -- and sometimes years -- to building a pipeline.

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