March 2016, Vol. 243, No. 3
Features
Judge Wants Southern California Gas Pipeline Rejected
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge has recommended that state regulators reject a $621-million pipeline to carry natural gas to Southern California. Southern California Gas Co. and San Diego Gas & Electric want to build a 63-mile pipeline and pass on the cost to customers. Karl J. Bemesderfer, an administrative law judge with the California Public Utilities Commission, issued a proposed decision Tuesday rejecting the concept, saying there are cheaper, safer and less environmentally damaging ways to ensure that the region’s increasing natural gas demands are met — including through proposed alternative pipelines. The judge’s decision has no legal force until the Public Uti
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