WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated May 1, 2024: * * * Dear Secretary Buttigieg, U.S. gas pipelines leak as much as 2.7 million tons of methane into our atmosphere each year. That's the same impact as roughly 50 million passenger cars. It's a big problem, but it's one you can help fix by finalizing Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Ad  more