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Registration for our 2017 conference on November 2-3 is now open! Join us at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans for our annual conference where we bring together operators, regulators, and the public to share information about pipeline safety successes, what we learn from failures and better engaging the public. Hope to see you there!
UPDATE: New hazardous liquid rule delayed due to Trump administration executive order. Here is our press release with our thoughts on these new rules. See the rule that was going to be published here.
We are now posting video and presentation slides from our recent Pipeline Safety Trust conference held in New Orleans. You can find these at this link.
Winter 2016 newsletter available
Featuring articles on Dilbit and Keystone XL. Download your copy now.
Many Comments Submitted on Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Rulemaking.
Comments were due January 8 to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. See links on our page about Opportunities for Comment and Participation.
Pipeline Safety Trust Executive Director honored at the White House as a Champion of Change!
Carl Weimer, the Trust Executive Director, was recognized on Tuesday, Oct 13 at the White House as one of 11 individuals from across the country as “White House Transportation Champions of Change.”
2015 Public Transparency Review of State Pipeline Safety Agencies & PHMSA
The annual Public Transparency Review of State Pipeline Safety Agencies & PHMSA is now live on our website. Check it out.
On July 14th the Trust Testified to Congress
You can review all testimony here, or view a video of the entire hearing here
Local Government Guide to Pipelines
The Pipeline Safety Trust has a Local Government Guide to Pipelines available on our Pipeline Information for Local Government page
Breaking News
To see news that has rolled off of our home page click here
Court lets Exxon off hook for pipeline spill in Arkansas neighborhood By Georgina Gustin, InsideClimate News (August 16, 2017)
Drue Pearce appointed to US pipeline safety agency By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media (August 7, 2017)
After two spills, Shell to replace miles of problem pipeline By Ted Goldberg, KQED News (August 7, 2017)
Colorado governor wants map of drilling pipelines after Firestone house explosion By Dan Elliott and Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press (May 4, 2017)
U.S. pipeline regulator raises penalties for safety violations By Reuters Media (April 28, 2017)
Safety incidents on the rise after decade of decline By Jenny Mandel, E&E News reporter (April 26, 2017)
Paradis pipeline explosion claims Thibodaux man’s life, body recovered by Ryan Arena, St. Charles Herald Guide (February 17, 2017)
PG&E ordered to advertise its guilt for pipeline safety violations by Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle (January 26, 2017)
Oil Pipeline Safety Rule Scaled Back After Cost Objections by Matthew Brown, Associated Press (January 13, 2017)
PG&E loses ruling in San Bruno explosion trial by George Avalos, The Mercury News (November 17, 2016)
WV Supreme Court sides with Landowners on unauthorized Pipeline Surveys by Ken Ward, Charleston Gazette Mail (November 15, 2016)
Army Corps Halts Dakota Access Pipeline, Pending Review By Phil McKenna, Inside Climate News (November 15, 2016)
Damning Testimony in PG&E’s Fatal Explosion Trial By Nicholas Iovino, Courthouse News Service (July 21st, 2016)
Head of NTSB’s San Bruno Probe Says PG&E Secretly Interviewed Witness By Jaxon Van Derbeken, NBCbayarea.com (July 20th, 2016)
NTSB investigator testifies he believes PG&E misled him ktvu.com (July 20th, 2016)
What’s next for oil pipeline under Great Lakes? By Angelica A. Morrison, WBFO 88.7 (July 20th, 2016)
Enbridge’s Kalamazoo Spill Saga Ends in $177 Million Settlement By David Hasemyer, Inside Climate News (July 20th, 2016)
Exxon fights U.S. post-spill policy, seeks abidance delay By Debra Hale-Shelton, Arkansas Online (July 20th, 2016)
Corrosion found on another pipeline near site of April blast By Anya Litvak, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (July 20th, 2016)
Republican platform calls for reviving the Keystone XL Canadian oil pipeline By Alexander Panetta, National Observer (July 19th, 2016)
Plains All American Pipeline Faces Criminal Charges in Refugio Oil Spill By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk Managing Editor (May 17, 2016)
Officials vow VA will protect watershed if pipeline goes ahead By Jeff Day, Bay Journal, (May 16, 2016)
Feds sued over Straits oil pipeline Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press (May 16, 2016)
Natural Gas Explosion Triggers Fire, Leaves 1 Injured Man And 2 Damaged Houses, Affects US Gas Markets By Elaine C, Scienceworld Report (May 2, 2016)
Some Prosecution Witnesses Get Immunity in PG&E San Bruno Blast Trial By George Avalos, The Mercury News (April 27th, 2016)
Michigan Receives Seven Proposals to Conduct Analyses os Straits of Mackinac Pipelines By Amelia Zak, Michigan Radio (April 26, 2016)
Opponents Hope They Can Stop a Third Pipeline By Karen DeWitt, WXXI News (April 25, 2016)
Enbridge: Straits of Mackinac pipeline spill study ‘unrealistic’ By Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press (April 1, 2016)
Delaware Riverkeeper sues FERC over Leidy pipeline By Bob Downing, Ohio.com (March 11, 2016).
Feds reject Jordan Cove LNG terminal By Ted Sickinger, The Oregonian (March 11, 2016).
It Just Got a Lot Harder for SoCalGas to Reopen Aliso Canyon. By Gene Maddaus, LA Weekly (March 9, 2016).
Enbridge pipeline plan in northern Wisconsin prompts concerns. By Lee Bergquist of the Journal Sentinel (March 6, 2016).
Industry dominates lobbying of pipeline, hazmat agency. By Rachel Leven, Bloomberg (Feb 8, 2016).
New federal gas storage regulations likely to mimic industry’s guidelines. By Phil McKenna, InsideClimate News (Feb 8, 2016).
Pipeline leak statistics should give pause to pipeline supporters. By Ron Whittington, Athens Banner-Herald (Jan 3, 2016).
FERC: Atlantic Coast pipeline must consider alternate routes. By Robert Walton, UtilityDIVE (Dec 14, 2015).
TransCanada failed to operate Keystone safely, US regulator alleges. By Mike De Souza, National Observer (Dec 11, 2015).
Unique hazards of tar sands oil spills confirmed by National Academies of Sciences. By Zahra Hirji, InsideClimate News (Dec 9, 2015).
Inside the fight to shut down Line 5. By Lee DeVito, Detroit MetroTimes (Dec 9, 2015).
Spills of Diluted Bitumen from Pipelines: A Comparative Study of Environmental Fate, Effects, and Response is now posted on the National Academies Press website and is available for free download (Dec 8, 2015).
NYers fear gas pipeline near nuclear reactor could spell disaster. By Aaron Cantu, Aljazeera America (Dec 3, 2015).
Pipeline safety plans miss the leak. By Elana Schor and Andrew Restuccia, Politico (Oct 28, 2015).
USDOT, White House to honor transportation “champions of change” for innovation. By Chris Hill, Equipment World (Oct 12, 2015). [See the Trust press release on this topic here.]
Explosion at natural gas facility in Gibson kills 3 workers, seriously injures 2 others. By Danielle Maddox, The New Orleans Advocate (Oct 8, 2015).
Exxon is fined $2.6M for spill. By Debra Hale-Shelton, Northwest AR Democrat-Gazette (Oct 2, 205).
PST Press Release on PHMSA Hazardous Liquid Proposed Rule released Thursday, October 1, 2015.
Feds want tougher rules for oil pipelines after spills. By Matthew Brown, AP (Oct 1, 2015).
Two years after Tioga, N.D., spill, dirty pile still dwarfs clean pile. By Amy Dalrymple, Grand Forks Herald (Sept 28, 2015).
Pennsylvania community experiences pipeline proliferation. By Duncan Adams, The Roanoke Times (Sept 13, 2015).
As US rushes to build gas lines, failure rate of new pipes has spiked. By Sarah Smith, SNL (Sept 9, 2015).
We’re still waiting for confirmation on the health of Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. By Mark Brush, MI Radio (Sept 2, 2015).
Dueling studies dispute need for more pipelines in New England. By William Opalka, RTO Insider (Aug 31, 2015).
Cleanup underway after 26,000 gallon Alberta pipeline spill. By Nicolas Torres, Petro Global News (Aug 23, 2015).
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"The fact that it had been leaking and that it was ERW pipe should have been enough to clue Exxon in that it was susceptible to a higher risk of seam failure," said Rebecca Craven, program director for the Pipeline Safety Trust. "They have an obligation to prevent damage to high-consequence areas—period. So that argument that you can have a failure without a violation of the rules doesn't track."
Court Lets Exxon Off Hook for Pipeline Spill in Arkansas Neighborhood
insideclimatenews.org
“Despite adherence to safety guidelines and regulations, oil spills still...
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Need technical assistance to learn about the safety of pipelines in your community? PHMSA makes $1.5 million available to community groups and local governments.
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The heavy crude the San Pablo Pipeline was transporting when it ruptured is similar to the tar sands oil the Keystone Pipeline is expected to transport, Weimer noted. That thickness could cause “cyclic fatigue” on other lines throughout California, he said, so the state should require all oil pipeline operators to conduct the hydrotesting.
“Smart pigs just aren’t smart enough on some of these flaws,” Weimer said.
After Two Spills, Shell Oil to Replace Miles of Problem Pipeline
ww2.kqed.org
Two pipeline ruptures occurred between Altamont Pass and Tracy in September...
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Weimer said that while spills caused by third parties — like a farmer or construction crew working near a pipeline — are fairly common, it’s more unusual for a company’s own contractor to cause an accident, as happened in Bastrop. “It certainly shines a light that the company, and contractors need to pay close attention to their safety management,” Weimer said.
Bastrop oil spill stirs Austin’s angst over Longhorn pipeline
mystatesman.com
Crude oil spill in Bastrop triggered some worry upstream in South Austin.
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We agree with former FERC commissioner Norman Bay when he urged the commission to look more at cumulative impacts and that “It is inefficient to build pipelines that may not be needed over the long term and that become stranded assets,” and would go further and say it also increases the risk to people and the environment.
Trump now has the votes to feed U.S. fracking frenzy with new gas pipelines
charlotteobserver.com
Energy lobbyists are cheering as the Senate approves Trump’s picks to a r...
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