After Scolding by Regulator, National Fuel Renews Campaign Against Gas Transition
State investigators accused the gas utility of “sloppiness” in managing customer funds, but took a light touch in enforcement.
Colin Kinniburgh · April 1, 2024
Regulators concluded that National Fuel had in fact committed some customer funds to lobbying — a practice that is illegal — but that it did so by accident and quickly corrected the errors when notified by the department. |
National Fuel customers have paid for a “cooperative advertising campaign” that helps local contractors place ads promoting natural gas, the company recently disclosed.
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Colin Kinniburgh is a reporter at New York Focus, covering the state’s climate and environmental politics. Over a decade in media, he has worked in print, television, audio, and online news, and participated in fellowship programs at CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism and… more
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