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US pipeline agency pulls back plan to assess climate impacts

FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, photo, shows a post that marks the location of a shale gas pipeline in Zelienople, Pa. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) FILE - A MarkWest Liberty natural gas pipeline and fracking well cap is seen in Valencia, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2020. Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday, March 24, 2022, scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) Chairman Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., left, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., talk during a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., does a tv news interview following a national security briefing on Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. With his country besieged by Russian forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed members of Congress earlier in the day. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
US pipeline agency pulls back plan to assess climate impacts