Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) is a trade association that advocates on behalf of the natural gas pipeline industry. The group is comprised of 26 member companies involved in the construction or operation of interstate natural gas pipelines. Most of the group’s activity involves advocacy before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Transportation regarding pipeline construction approvals and safety regulations. The organization’s members operate approximately 200,000 miles of natural gas pipelines in the United States and Canada. ^{1 2}

Background

Interstate Natural Gas Association of America is the national trade association that represents the natural gas pipeline industry in the United States. The organization has 26 member companies and 13 employees and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The organization also operates an educational foundation arm, the INGAA Foundation, which houses the organization’s research and educational efforts. ³

Much of the organization’s activity includes advocating before the federal government regarding policies related to pipelines as well as publishing white papers, reports, and op-eds concerning industry operations, safety standards, and other topics pertaining to natural gas and pipelines. ⁴

INGAA has published several industry “commitments” where the organization pledges to enact procedure to promote environmentalism, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, reduced methane emissions, and commitments to pipeline security and safety. ⁵

ADvocacy

Interstate Natural Gas Association of America’s lobbying and advocacy efforts are primarily centered around representing the industry before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, an independent government agency responsible for pipeline approvals throughout the United States. The organization also represents the industry before the U.S. Department of Transportation, which is responsible for pipeline safety regulation. The group also lobbies before various congressional committees that cover environmental and energy policy. ¹

A 2020 lobbying report for INGAA reported $380,000 in quarterly lobbying expenses. ⁶

Members

Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) members, which fund the organization through dues, include Boardwalk Pipelines, DT Midstream, Iroquois Pipelines Operating Company, Millennium Pipeline Company, Kinder Morgan, Mountain West Pipeline, Pacific Gas and Electric, The Williams Companies, Southern Company Gas, and TC Energy. ⁷

Spending

In February 2023, author Robert Bryce published “The Anti-Industry Industry: What the media won’t tell you about the $4.5 billion-per-year NGO-corporate-industrial-climate complex.” In the article, he detailed how the overwhelming majority of the money involved in the energy and climate debate in the U.S. today is not on the side of traditional energy producers, mentioning the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America as one such lobbying group for traditional energy. Bryce showed through public records that the annual expenditures for the top 25 anti-hydrocarbon and anti-nuclear NGOs had total revenue of about $4.5 billion whereas the amounts raised by the top 25 non-profit associations that represent hydrocarbon producers (including INGAA), the nuclear energy industry, along with their allies in the think tank sector, was only $990 million. ⁸

Leadership

Interstate Natural Gas Association of America is led by president and CEO Amy Andryszak. Andryszak was previously chief of staff for former U.S. Representative Jim Matheson (D-UT), who served on the House Energy and Commerce Committee while she worked for him. She has also worked for Ogilvy Government Relations, the Loews Corporation, and AT&T in government-affairs roles. ^{9 10}

1. “Who We Are.” INGAA. Accessed March 19, 2023. https://ingaa.org/about-ingaa/
2. “Staff Directory.” INGAA. Accessed March 19, 2023. https://ingaa.org/staff-directory/
3. Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, Accessed April 4, 2023. https://ingaa.org/foundation
4. “INGAA.” INGAA. Accessed March 19, 2023. https://ingaa.org
5. “Commitments.” INGAA. Accessed March 19, 2023. https://ingaa.org/category/commitments/
6. “LDA Section 5: INGAA.” Senate.gov. Accessed March 19, 2023.  https://lda.senate.gov/filings/public/filing/e31ee75e-cfae-4374-90bc-ce9df95b53e3/print/
7. “Member Companies.” INGAA. Accessed March 19, 2023. https://ingaa.org/ingaa-member-companies/
8. Robert Bryce. “The Anti-Industry Industry.” Substack. February 18, 2023. Accessed March 19, 2023. https://robertbryce.substack.com/p/the-anti-industry-industry.
9. “Amy Andryszak.” LinkedIn. Accessed March 19, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-andryszak-02887626/
10. “Employment History.” Open Secrets. Accessed March 19, 2023. https://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=26882