New York regulators proposed rules that would allow new storage and truck fueling stations for liquefied natural gas to be built in the state for the first time since a 1973 explosion that killed 40 workers at a Staten Island storage facility, reports The Associated Press.
The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation said the first permits would likely be issued for smaller facilities supplying fuel to long-haul and fleet trucks that use liquefied natural gas as a cheaper substitute for diesel, the AP reports.
