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Backgrounder

A Decade in Review 2010-2019 - 23 May 2022
CO2 Pipelines – Dangerous and Under-Regulated - 23 May 2022
Methane Leak Detection and Abatement Provisions of the PIPES Act of 2020 - 23 May 2022
Pipeline Industry Fights Safety Regulations for Gas Gathering Pipelines Nationwide - 23 May 2022

Blog

A Call for Transparency in Pipeline Safety Enforcement – Ten Years Later - 27 March 2015
A Decade in Review 2010 – 2019 - 22 July 2020
A Few Early Thoughts From The Pipeline Safety Trust’s New Deputy Director - 6 April 2020
Another pipeline incident anniversary – have things changed since 2009? - 8 May 2015
Another Spill into the Yellowstone – Are we learning anything? - 6 February 2015
Carbon Dioxide Pipelines - 6 April 2022
Change is Afoot at the Pipeline Safety Trust - 3 January 2022
Clouded Vision - 23 February 2017
Coming Back to Bellingham - 10 June 2015
Community Technical Assistance Grants Get Axed - 20 January 2016
Conference Sneak Peek! Register Soon! Rates Going up August 1! - 30 July 2015
Data Fact Check: API Pipeline Safety Infographic - 19 January 2022
Everything is Awesome!…. or is it? - 10 February 2015
Fact-Checking API’s State of American Energy Keynote Address - 21 January 2022
February Friday food for thought - 3 February 2017
Federal Pipeline Safety Program Reauthorization - 15 April 2016
Ignition of Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines - 16 June 2015
Local options when thinking about new pipelines - 29 April 2015
Make your voice heard for pipeline safety! - 9 November 2015
Meet Business Manager Heather Radke - 27 January 2022
Meet Communications & Outreach Director Kenneth Clarkson - 15 February 2022
Meet Data & GIS Analyst James Eager - 31 January 2022
Meet Program Manager Amanda McKay - 18 May 2022
Natural Gas Compressor Stations – Does PHMSA regulate? - 25 February 2015
Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Leaks & Repair Criteria - 17 December 2014
New Natural Gas Pipelines and Proximity to Homes - 12 January 2015
New Smart Pig – Question of the Week Series - 4 December 2014
NH, CA and CO Improve in 2017 Website Transparency Study - 11 December 2017
NTSB’s recent study on systemic weaknesses in gas pipeline safety - 30 January 2015
Oil Pipelines by the Real Numbers - 9 March 2015
PHMSA announces oil spill planning program workshop - 30 March 2016
Pipeline Safety Technical Experts Available - 2 October 2015
Reflections on San Bruno, PG&E and the CPUC - 16 April 2015
Remembering San Bruno - 9 September 2014
Santa Barbara Oil Spill - 20 May 2015
Sixth Anniversary Thoughts on the Enbridge Spill in Marshall Michigan; comment opportunity - 25 July 2016
So much pipeline safety information! - 14 October 2015
Surprise! Dilbit really IS different! - 10 December 2015
Technical Assistance Grant Opportunity – Apply Now - 20 March 2015
The Continuing Education of the New Deputy Director - 15 April 2020
The State of Safety: California - 8 March 2022
The State of Safety: Oklahoma - 12 April 2022
Valves: Block, remote, automatic – which is best? - 2 June 2015
Welcoming our new Outreach Manager - 4 August 2016
What do you get for a million gallon spill, a billion dollar clean up, and four years? - 25 July 2014
What is the Pipeline Safety Trust, and what do you do there? - 4 September 2015
What’s up with the differences in fines? - 29 June 2015
Why the Bellingham story must continue to be told - 10 June 2014

Civil Penalty

Climate Change

Permafrost melt threatens Alaska’s largest oil pipeline - 14 July 2021
Thawing Permafrost has Damaged the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and Poses an Ongoing Threat - 11 July 2021

CO2 Pipelines

Are CO2 pipelines safe? - 31 March 2022
Carbon Dioxide Pipelines - 6 April 2022
Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Are Going Dangerously Unregulated - 17 May 2022
Carbon dioxide pipelines planned for Minnesota fall into regulatory black hole - 5 February 2022
CO2 pipeline plans raise fears, but blasts and leaks rare in Eastern Iowa - 31 January 2022
CO2 Pipelines – Dangerous and Under-Regulated - 23 May 2022
CO2 pipelines are coming. A pipeline safety expert says we’re not ready. - 18 April 2022
Department of Transportation’s PHMSA Releases Investigation into Disastrous 2020 CO2 Pipeline Leak in Satartia, Mississippi - 26 May 2022
Federal rules for CO2 pipelines outdated, ‘could threaten safety,’ watchdog report says - 1 April 2022
First CO2 Pipeline application filed with PUC as landowners ask about safety, eminent domain of a for-profit company - 22 February 2022
Government CO2 Pipeline rupture report not released until two years later - 31 March 2022
Great Plains Farmers Push Back Against CO2 Pipelines Encroaching on Their Land - 9 April 2022
Hundreds of South Dakota residents concerned about proposed carbon pipeline - 27 April 2022
Pipeline Safety Trust Releases Paper Detailing Significant Safety Risks and Massive Regulatory Shortfalls in Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Regulation - 23 May 2022
Public hearings begin on proposed carbon dioxide pipeline in South Dakota - 23 March 2022
RADIO INTERVIEW: SAFETY ADVOCATE WARNS OF A LACK OF OVERSIGHT FOR NEW CO2 PIPELINES NEEDED FOR CARBON CAPTURE - 23 April 2022

Corrosion

Decades of Ruptures from Defect Show Perils of Old Pipe. - 2 September 2013

Cyber-attack

After Colonial Pipeline Hack, U.S. to Require Operators to Report Cyberattacks - 25 May 2021
Big Oil lobby fought cybersecurity regulations for years, making pipeline attack easier - 2 June 2021
PHMSA Proposes Civil Penalty of Nearly $1 Million for Colonial Pipeline’s Control Room Management Failures - 23 May 2022
Pipeline cyberattack raises concerns about leak safety, federal oversight - 13 May 2021
Tech audit of Colonial Pipeline found ‘glaring’ problems - 12 May 2021
The U.S. Has Ignored Pipeline Cybersecurity and Now You’re Paying the Price - 11 May 2021
What new reporting rules mean for pipelines - 28 March 2022

Data Analysis

A Decade in Review 2010 – 2019 - 22 July 2020
Data Fact Check: API Pipeline Safety Infographic - 19 January 2022
NH, CA and CO Improve in 2017 Website Transparency Study - 11 December 2017
Oil Pipelines by the Real Numbers - 9 March 2015
The State of Safety: California - 8 March 2022
The State of Safety: Oklahoma - 12 April 2022

Environmental Justice

A Pipeline Runs Through It - 3 December 2019
Smell gas? Getting it fixed may depend on race and income - 25 April 2022

Fact-Check

Data Fact Check: API Pipeline Safety Infographic - 19 January 2022
Fact-Checking API’s State of American Energy Keynote Address - 21 January 2022
Surprise! Dilbit really IS different! - 10 December 2015

Gas Distribution

NTSB’s recent study on systemic weaknesses in gas pipeline safety - 30 January 2015

Gas Gathering

API Appeals Rejected Petition, Continue to Seek to Remove Important Safety Measures - 23 May 2022
Battle heats up over gap in federal pipeline rules - 23 December 2021
Boom in unregulated natural gas pipelines posing new risks. - 26 September 2013
Explosions from unregulated pipelines can kill in Texas while energy companies go unpunished - 7 March 2019
Gas industry pushback revives decade-long debate over major gathering line rule - 22 December 2021
GPA Midstream Files Petition for Review with United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit - 23 May 2022
NTSB’s recent study on systemic weaknesses in gas pipeline safety - 30 January 2015
PHMSA Rejects Petition from API and GPA Midstream that would Reduce Important Safety Measures - 23 May 2022
Pipeline Industry Fights Safety Regulations for Gas Gathering Pipelines Nationwide - 23 May 2022
Rural gas gathering pipelines kindle concerns about safety laws. - 27 December 2014

Gas Transmission

Ignition of Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines - 16 June 2015
Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Leaks & Repair Criteria - 17 December 2014
NTSB’s recent study on systemic weaknesses in gas pipeline safety - 30 January 2015

HVL Pipelines

Exxon Knew Its Ruptured Pipeline Was Old, Defective and Brittle, and Still Added New Stresses - 12 August 2013
“I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare.” 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan - 24 July 2020
“The fireball was above the trees”: Could the 1999 Bellingham pipeline explosion happen again? - 30 September 2017
3.7 million in proposed federal penalties against Enbridge Energy for Kalamazoo River oil spill highlight possible holes in regulations, pipeline safety advocates say - 1 January 2012
6 Years After Exxon’s Oil Pipeline Burst in an Arkansas Town, a Final Accounting - 24 October 2019
A little-known pipeline could win the race to ship heavy Canadian crude oil from the Midwest to the U.S. Gulf Coast if it comes online as planned in 2015 - 5 August 2013
After two spills, Shell Oil to replace miles of problem pipeline - 7 August 2017
As Bluegrass Pipeline Gets Attention, Competing Project Looms - 2 March 2014
Bastrop oil spill stirs Austin’s angst over Longhorn Pipeline - 5 August 2017
Beyond Keystone XL: Three controversial pipelines you probably haven’t heard of - 16 August 2013
California Oil Spill Closes Beaches and Renews Call for Drilling Ban - 5 October 2021
Casey wants more Pipeline Information Made Public - 1 January 2012
Congress strengthens Great Lakes oil pipeline oversight - 22 June 2016
Critics question state pipeline oversight after 2 Altamont oil spills - 10 October 2016
Delay after alarm puts California spill response in question - 5 October 2021
Did ship’s anchor cause California oil spill? Maybe - 5 October 2021
Edwardsville oil spill is among the largest here in recent years - 21 March 2022
Exxon gets fine, harsh criticism for negligence in Pegasus pipeline spill. - 2 October 2015
Fact-Checking API’s State of American Energy Keynote Address - 21 January 2022
Federal regulators fine ExxonMobile for Arkansas oil leak - 12 November 2013
Federal study to assess dangers of dilbit when it spills - 21 May 2014
Giant N.C. spill shows gaps in pipeline safety - 25 February 2021
How often do pipelines blow up? - 1 November 2016
I was sick for year after an oil spill. Five years later, pipeline accidents are worsening - 10 July 2016
Is Bakken oil safe enough for the GTA? - 14 December 2013
Keystone pipeline shut after spilling 9,000 barrels of oil in North Dakota - 31 October 2019
Keystone Pipeline Spills 383,000 Gallons of Oil into North Dakota Wetlands - 1 November 2019
Lawsuits against Exxon Mobile mount over big oil pipeline spills - 14 September 2013
Marathon ends updates on Edwardsville spill, provides scant details on recovery - 10 May 2022
Midwest Flooding Exposes Another Oil Pipeline Risk — on Keystone XL’s Route - 16 May 2019
North Dakota oil spill spotlights Obama delay on rules - 29 October 2013
NTSB report on Enbridge spill could impact future pipeline projects - 1 January 2012
Obama oil pipeline rules face uncertain future under Trump - 22 December 2016
Oil Pipelines by the Real Numbers - 9 March 2015
Oil spill in North Dakota raises detection concerns. - 23 October 2013
Old pipelines become new flashpoints for U.S., Canada environmental clashes - 5 May 2021
Opinion: Five years later, thoughts on an oil spill - 3 July 2016
Opinion: Hilcorp’s Cook Inlet leaks underscore Arctic risks - 8 April 2017
Pipeline problems cost Ohio millions - 25 April 2014
Pipeline Safety Trust Calls Attention to Pipeline Spill That Dumped 300,000 Gallons of Diesel Near the Mississippi River - 23 May 2022
Pipeline shuts down after large spill near Mississippi River - 5 January 2022
Pipeline’s safeguards not working in Louisiana diesel spill - 7 February 2022
Public offers suggestions on spending $12M Yellowstone oil spill settlement - 12 October 2016
Spills on aging Enbridge pipeline have topped 1 million gallons, report says - 26 April 2017
State officials misrepresent North Dakota’s spill problem. - 16 February 2015
Surprise! Dilbit really IS different! - 10 December 2015
The U.S. Has Ignored Pipeline Cybersecurity and Now You’re Paying the Price - 11 May 2021
Trail of spills haunts Dakota Access Developer - 27 May 2020
What is the condition of the oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac? Answer can be hard to find - 7 October 2014
What’s that smell? Fuel pipeline leak hits Ga. - 1 March 2022

Indictment

Pipeline Safety Trust Applauds Federal Indictment of Companies Responsible for Spilling 25,000 Gallons of Crude Oil - 23 May 2022

Land Acquisition/Easement

The Keystone XL Pipeline Is Dead, but TC Energy Still Owns Hundreds of Miles of Rights of Way - 30 June 2021
Wisconsin tribe votes to evict oil pipeline from its reservation - 16 January 2017

Leak Detection

Amplify Took Three Hours to Halt California Pipeline Spill - 5 October 2021
Another Cook Inlet pipeline feared to be vulnerable, as gas continues to leak - 21 March 2017
California Oil Spill Closes Beaches and Renews Call for Drilling Ban - 5 October 2021
Delay after alarm puts California spill response in question - 5 October 2021
Did ship’s anchor cause California oil spill? Maybe - 5 October 2021
Leak on Kinder Morgan Products Pipeline reinforces need for Regulatory Action to Require Functional Leak Detection Systems - 23 May 2022
LNG plant explosion raises concerns about federal oversight - 21 January 2020
Oil spill in North Dakota raises detection concerns. - 23 October 2013
PHMSA’s New Rule on Automatic and Remote Shut-Off Valves and Rupture Detection Falls Short - 23 May 2022
Pipeline company evades questions over a 15-hour gap before reporting oil spill - 9 October 2021
Pipeline cyberattack raises concerns about leak safety, federal oversight - 13 May 2021
Pipeline spill in Lawrenceville — now being cleaned up — first went undetected - 1 March 2022
Pipeline spills 300,000 gallons of diesel near New Orleans - 12 January 2022
Pipeline’s safeguards not working in Louisiana diesel spill - 7 February 2022
Tech audit of Colonial Pipeline found ‘glaring’ problems - 12 May 2021
Texas pipeline company charged in California oil spill - 15 December 2021
The U.S. Has Ignored Pipeline Cybersecurity and Now You’re Paying the Price - 11 May 2021
Underwater pipeline has been leaking gas into a beluga whale habitat for 3 months - 13 April 2017
What’s that smell? Fuel pipeline leak hits Ga. - 1 March 2022

Legislation

Battle heats up over gap in federal pipeline rules - 23 December 2021
Congress strengthens Great Lakes oil pipeline oversight - 22 June 2016
Federal Pipeline Safety Program Reauthorization - 15 April 2016
His hometown ‘blew up.” Then he got involved - 3 February 2020
Trump signs long-delayed pipeline safety legislation into law - 28 December 2020

Litigation

GPA Midstream Files Petition for Review with United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit - 23 May 2022
Oil and gas industry groups try to block implementation of rule to better protect the Great Lakes - 6 March 2022
Oil and gas lobby files to slash new federal pipeline safety rule - 9 March 2022
Pipeline giant sues feds to block release of ‘bias zone’ info - 2 July 2021

LNG

LNG plant explosion raises concerns about federal oversight - 21 January 2020

Media

Exxon Knew Its Ruptured Pipeline Was Old, Defective and Brittle, and Still Added New Stresses - 12 August 2013
‘Dangerous’ pipeline tampering incident not reported to federal safety regulators - 20 November 2021
“I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare.” 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan - 24 July 2020
“The fireball was above the trees”: Could the 1999 Bellingham pipeline explosion happen again? - 30 September 2017
220 ‘Significant’ pipeline spills already this year exposes troubling safety record - 25 October 2016
3.7 million in proposed federal penalties against Enbridge Energy for Kalamazoo River oil spill highlight possible holes in regulations, pipeline safety advocates say - 1 January 2012
6 Years After Exxon’s Oil Pipeline Burst in an Arkansas Town, a Final Accounting - 24 October 2019
A little-known pipeline could win the race to ship heavy Canadian crude oil from the Midwest to the U.S. Gulf Coast if it comes online as planned in 2015 - 5 August 2013
A pipeline expoded in Bellingham 22 years ago, It’s still influencing federal policy - 22 August 2021
A Pipeline Runs Through It - 3 December 2019
Activists disrupt key Canada-U.S. oil pipelines - 11 October 2016
After Colonial Pipeline Hack, U.S. to Require Operators to Report Cyberattacks - 25 May 2021
After two spills, Shell Oil to replace miles of problem pipeline - 7 August 2017
Aging pipelines pose problem for Illinois - 2 May 2022
Ameren Illinois plans to spend millions to upgrade underground gas pipes. - 13 August 2013
Amplify Took Three Hours to Halt California Pipeline Spill - 5 October 2021
Anatomy of a pipeline decision: A scheme of ‘dubious’ legality - 20 October 2014
Another Cook Inlet pipeline feared to be vulnerable, as gas continues to leak - 21 March 2017
Another Yellowstone River oil spill. - 22 January 2015
Are CO2 pipelines safe? - 31 March 2022
As Bluegrass Pipeline Gets Attention, Competing Project Looms - 2 March 2014
As US rushes to build gas lines, failure rate of new pipes has spiked. - 9 September 2015
B.C. points to Norway for pipeline safety – “without a rigorous monitoring system, the safety measures will be inconsequential” - 1 January 2012
Bastrop oil spill stirs Austin’s angst over Longhorn Pipeline - 5 August 2017
Battle heats up over gap in federal pipeline rules - 23 December 2021
Battle rages over pipeline rules that can cost a bundle to read - 1 January 2012
Beyond Keystone XL: Three controversial pipelines you probably haven’t heard of - 16 August 2013
Big Oil lobby fought cybersecurity regulations for years, making pipeline attack easier - 2 June 2021
Boom in unregulated natural gas pipelines posing new risks. - 26 September 2013
Broken Trust: Victims of pipeline spills tell their stories - 17 December 2013
Burst pipeline’s spill plan is none of your business, suggests regulator - 20 August 2013
Calif. launches oil spill investigation as cleanup efforts wane - 12 October 2021
California Oil Spill Closes Beaches and Renews Call for Drilling Ban - 5 October 2021
Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Are Going Dangerously Unregulated - 17 May 2022
Carbon dioxide pipelines planned for Minnesota fall into regulatory black hole - 5 February 2022
Carl Weimer on Pipeline Safety in America - 18 March 2017
Casey wants more Pipeline Information Made Public - 1 January 2012
Climate Champions Learn What They Can Win at the Local Level - 30 November 2021
CO2 pipeline plans raise fears, but blasts and leaks rare in Eastern Iowa - 31 January 2022
CO2 pipelines are coming. A pipeline safety expert says we’re not ready. - 18 April 2022
Concerns Linger Over a Secretive Texas Company That Owns the Largest Share of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline - 22 November 2021
Congress strengthens Great Lakes oil pipeline oversight - 22 June 2016
Court lets Exxon off hook for pipeline spill in Arkansas Neighborhood - 16 August 2017
Critics question state pipeline oversight after 2 Altamont oil spills - 10 October 2016
Dakota pipeline is ready for oil, without spill response plan for Standing Rock - 10 May 2017
Decade that opened with pipeline disasters closes with mixed progress on safety - 30 December 2019
Decades of Ruptures from Defect Show Perils of Old Pipe. - 2 September 2013
Delay after alarm puts California spill response in question - 5 October 2021
Did ship’s anchor cause California oil spill? Maybe - 5 October 2021
Edwardsville oil spill is among the largest here in recent years - 21 March 2022
Enbridge pipeline rupture causes explosion in Kentucky - 2 August 2019
Enbridge: Trust us to be safe. - 27 August 2015
Enbridge’s Kalamazoo spill saga ends in $177 Million Settlement - 20 July 2016
Explosion stokes worries about pipeline safety in Pennsylvania - 6 May 2016
Explosions from unregulated pipelines can kill in Texas while energy companies go unpunished - 7 March 2019
Exxon gets fine, harsh criticism for negligence in Pegasus pipeline spill. - 2 October 2015
Federal pipeline agency shifts focus to cut methane - 18 January 2022
Federal regulators fine ExxonMobile for Arkansas oil leak - 12 November 2013
Federal rules for CO2 pipelines outdated, ‘could threaten safety,’ watchdog report says - 1 April 2022
Federal study to assess dangers of dilbit when it spills - 21 May 2014
Feds want tougher rules for oil pipelines after series of spills reveals gaps in oversight. - 1 October 2015
Fire fuels concerns over Consumers’ natural gas system - 6 February 2019
First CO2 Pipeline application filed with PUC as landowners ask about safety, eminent domain of a for-profit company - 22 February 2022
Florida Says Methane Cloud Seen From Space Came From Pipeline - 18 February 2022
Fragile Pipelines Pose an Increasing Risk in Gas-Hungry U.S. - 13 October 2018
Gas explosions appear inevitable, given state of pipes - 20 May 2014
Gas industry pushback revives decade-long debate over major gathering line rule - 22 December 2021
Gas Infrastructure in Mass: A recipe for Disaster? - 22 September 2018
Gas pipeline across Central Florida brings cheap energy and protests - 7 April 2017
Gas pipeline explosions bring new US safety proposal - 17 March 2016
Government CO2 Pipeline rupture report not released until two years later - 31 March 2022
Great Plains Farmers Push Back Against CO2 Pipelines Encroaching on Their Land - 9 April 2022
Group finds pipeline laws lacking. - 22 July 2015
Heat’s on to ensure safety of Utah pipelines and Pipeline crackdown - 1 May 2013
His hometown ‘blew up.” Then he got involved - 3 February 2020
How often do pipelines blow up? - 1 November 2016
How safe are Utah’s gas pipelines? One is at center of sickening smell investigation - 28 February 2019
Human error increasingly a factor in pipeline leaks: data - 29 January 2017
Hundreds of South Dakota residents concerned about proposed carbon pipeline - 27 April 2022
I was sick for year after an oil spill. Five years later, pipeline accidents are worsening - 10 July 2016
Industry dominates lobbying of pipeline, hazmat agency. - 8 February 2016
Industry fears overreach from gas pipeline safety advisory - 26 March 2017
Industry seeks flexibility in federal pipeline safety rules for rupture response - 23 July 2020
Is Bakken oil safe enough for the GTA? - 14 December 2013
Keystone pipeline shut after spilling 9,000 barrels of oil in North Dakota - 31 October 2019
Keystone Pipeline Spills 383,000 Gallons of Oil into North Dakota Wetlands - 1 November 2019
Keystone XL Pipe Shuns Infrared Sensors to Detect Leaks - 18 June 2013
Lawsuits against Exxon Mobile mount over big oil pipeline spills - 14 September 2013
LNG plant explosion raises concerns about federal oversight - 21 January 2020
Look out below: danger lurks underground from aging gas pipes - 24 September 2014
Marathon ends updates on Edwardsville spill, provides scant details on recovery - 10 May 2022
Michigan’s aging gas pipelines raise safety concerns - 14 December 2017
Midwest Flooding Exposes Another Oil Pipeline Risk — on Keystone XL’s Route - 16 May 2019
Natural Gas rate hike tied to old pipe replacement - 1 January 2012
New federal gas storage regulations likely to mimic industry’s guidelines. - 8 February 2016
New Mexico oil and gas boom heightens pipeline safety - 23 October 2019
North Dakota oil spill spotlights Obama delay on rules - 29 October 2013
Now split in 3, long-delayed pipeline safety rule must navigate new challenges - 10 April 2018
NTSB report on Enbridge spill could impact future pipeline projects - 1 January 2012
Obama oil pipeline rules face uncertain future under Trump - 22 December 2016
Oil and gas industry groups try to block implementation of rule to better protect the Great Lakes - 6 March 2022
Oil and gas lobby files to slash new federal pipeline safety rule - 9 March 2022
Oil boom, pipeline safety put Enbridge on the spot - 19 November 2014
Oil spill in North Dakota raises detection concerns. - 23 October 2013
Old pipelines become new flashpoints for U.S., Canada environmental clashes - 5 May 2021
ONG won’t release locations of potentially problem pipeline - 27 November 2016
Opinion: Five years later, thoughts on an oil spill - 3 July 2016
Opinion: Hilcorp’s Cook Inlet leaks underscore Arctic risks - 8 April 2017
Permafrost melt threatens Alaska’s largest oil pipeline - 14 July 2021
Pipeline accidents, spills down 17% – report - 14 May 2020
Pipeline company ‘slightly safer’ than most, but recent mishaps trigger probe - 8 June 2014
Pipeline company evades questions over a 15-hour gap before reporting oil spill - 9 October 2021
Pipeline cyberattack raises concerns about leak safety, federal oversight - 13 May 2021
Pipeline giant sues feds to block release of ‘bias zone’ info - 2 July 2021
Pipeline leak statistics should give pause to pipeline supporters. - 3 January 2016
Pipeline problems cost Ohio millions - 25 April 2014
Pipeline safety bill’s reauthorization will give regulators tools - 14 June 2016
Pipeline safety incident rate doubled in past decade. - 28 October 2013
Pipeline Safety Trust’s executive director to be honored at White House - 13 October 2015
Pipeline shuts down after large spill near Mississippi River - 5 January 2022
Pipeline spill in Lawrenceville — now being cleaned up — first went undetected - 1 March 2022
Pipeline spills 300,000 gallons of diesel near New Orleans - 12 January 2022
Pipeline training draws 50 - 24 August 2013
Pipeline watchdog - 7 June 2017
Pipeline’s safeguards not working in Louisiana diesel spill - 7 February 2022
Proposed School to Be Steps Away from Dangerous Pipelines - 6 December 2021
Protesters say pipelines are dangerous. Are they? - 21 November 2016
Public hearings begin on proposed carbon dioxide pipeline in South Dakota - 23 March 2022
Public offers suggestions on spending $12M Yellowstone oil spill settlement - 12 October 2016
RADIO INTERVIEW: SAFETY ADVOCATE WARNS OF A LACK OF OVERSIGHT FOR NEW CO2 PIPELINES NEEDED FOR CARBON CAPTURE - 23 April 2022
Raging Flood Waters Driven by Climate Change Threaten the Trans-Alaska Pipeline - 12 October 2021
Report raps federal agency for lapses in pipeline safety - 9 May 2014
Rural gas gathering pipelines kindle concerns about safety laws. - 27 December 2014
Safety history of Bluegrass Pipeline companies at issue in Kentucky debate. - 3 December 2013
Safety, Competition Concerns Raised Over Proposed Sale of Major California Oil Pipeline - 24 June 2019
Salem pipeline explosion could lead to renewed look at risks - 25 February 2017
Salem residents wonder why gas lines don’t have automatic shutoffs - 12 May 2016
Smell gas? Getting it fixed may depend on race and income - 25 April 2022
Spills on aging Enbridge pipeline have topped 1 million gallons, report says - 26 April 2017
Spokane City Council hesitatingly approves new deal with pipeline operator - 9 January 2022
State officials misrepresent North Dakota’s spill problem. - 16 February 2015
Stretch of pipeline to be replaced after Orion blast - 15 January 2018
Tech audit of Colonial Pipeline found ‘glaring’ problems - 12 May 2021
Texas pipeline company charged in California oil spill - 15 December 2021
Texas seeks $1.6 million from Atmos after fatal Dallas gas explosion - 1 April 2021
Thawing Permafrost has Damaged the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and Poses an Ongoing Threat - 11 July 2021
The explosive debate over a new natural gas pipeline in the northeast - 30 September 2014
The Growing Danger From Gas Pipelines - 24 September 2020
The Keystone XL Pipeline Is Dead, but TC Energy Still Owns Hundreds of Miles of Rights of Way - 30 June 2021
The lessons of Bellingham’s Olympic Pipeline explosion - 4 June 2019
The U.S. Has Ignored Pipeline Cybersecurity and Now You’re Paying the Price - 11 May 2021
The US energy infrastructure: is it safe? - 27 November 2014
Too Much Sun Degrades Coatings That Keep Pipes From Corroding, Risking Leaks, Spills and Explosions - 11 October 2020
Top pipeline safety advocate on his 15-year ‘Bambi vs. Godzilla’ Fight - 24 June 2014
Tougher pipeline safety rules could be a tough sell - 23 August 2016
Trail of spills haunts Dakota Access Developer - 27 May 2020
Trends in Pipeline Safety and State Damage Prevention Programs - 1 January 2012
Trump rule rollback to save pipeline industry $270K yearly - 21 April 2020
Trump signs long-delayed pipeline safety legislation into law - 28 December 2020
U.S. Pipeline Regulator Pressed to Regulate Underground Gas Storage - 26 February 2016
U.S. regulator raises concerns about weights on energy pipelines - 3 December 2017
Underwater pipeline has been leaking gas into a beluga whale habitat for 3 months - 13 April 2017
Unplugged natural gas leak threatens Alaska’s endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales - 24 February 2017
Unregulated Texas gas pipeline triggers a huge methane leak - 18 April 2022
US pipeline conversions, gas flow reversals raise safety concerns - 22 November 2013
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Methane emissions from pipelines cancel climate benefits of move to natural gas: Bill Caram - 28 April 2022
We’re still waiting for confirmation on the health of Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. - 2 September 2015
What is the condition of the oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac? Answer can be hard to find - 7 October 2014
What new reporting rules mean for pipelines - 28 March 2022
What’s that smell? Fuel pipeline leak hits Ga. - 1 March 2022
Why pipeline critics are important. - 26 November 2014
Will Enbridge Energy’s new pipeline in Michigan be safer? - 27 August 2013
Wisconsin tribe votes to evict oil pipeline from its reservation - 16 January 2017
With big spill to clean, pipeline owner seeks Keystone XL approval - 17 November 2017
Your most pressing Dakota Access Pipeline questions, answered - 5 December 2016

Methane

Decade that opened with pipeline disasters closes with mixed progress on safety - 30 December 2019
Federal pipeline agency shifts focus to cut methane - 18 January 2022
Florida Says Methane Cloud Seen From Space Came From Pipeline - 18 February 2022
Gas industry pushback revives decade-long debate over major gathering line rule - 22 December 2021
Industry seeks flexibility in federal pipeline safety rules for rupture response - 23 July 2020
Methane Leak Detection and Abatement Provisions of the PIPES Act of 2020 - 23 May 2022
Smell gas? Getting it fixed may depend on race and income - 25 April 2022
Trump signs long-delayed pipeline safety legislation into law - 28 December 2020
Unplugged natural gas leak threatens Alaska’s endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales - 24 February 2017
Unregulated Texas gas pipeline triggers a huge methane leak - 18 April 2022
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Methane emissions from pipelines cancel climate benefits of move to natural gas: Bill Caram - 28 April 2022

Natural Gas Pipelines

Ameren Illinois plans to spend millions to upgrade underground gas pipes. - 13 August 2013
API Appeals Rejected Petition, Continue to Seek to Remove Important Safety Measures - 23 May 2022
As US rushes to build gas lines, failure rate of new pipes has spiked. - 9 September 2015
Beyond Keystone XL: Three controversial pipelines you probably haven’t heard of - 16 August 2013
Casey wants more Pipeline Information Made Public - 1 January 2012
Fire fuels concerns over Consumers’ natural gas system - 6 February 2019
Gas explosions appear inevitable, given state of pipes - 20 May 2014
Gas Infrastructure in Mass: A recipe for Disaster? - 22 September 2018
Gas pipeline across Central Florida brings cheap energy and protests - 7 April 2017
Gas pipeline explosions bring new US safety proposal - 17 March 2016
How safe are Utah’s gas pipelines? One is at center of sickening smell investigation - 28 February 2019
Industry fears overreach from gas pipeline safety advisory - 26 March 2017
Look out below: danger lurks underground from aging gas pipes - 24 September 2014
Michigan’s aging gas pipelines raise safety concerns - 14 December 2017
Natural Gas Compressor Stations – Does PHMSA regulate? - 25 February 2015
Natural Gas rate hike tied to old pipe replacement - 1 January 2012
New Mexico oil and gas boom heightens pipeline safety - 23 October 2019
New Natural Gas Pipelines and Proximity to Homes - 12 January 2015
NTSB’s recent study on systemic weaknesses in gas pipeline safety - 30 January 2015
PHMSA Rejects Petition from API and GPA Midstream that would Reduce Important Safety Measures - 23 May 2022
Smell gas? Getting it fixed may depend on race and income - 25 April 2022
The explosive debate over a new natural gas pipeline in the northeast - 30 September 2014
Unplugged natural gas leak threatens Alaska’s endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales - 24 February 2017
US pipeline conversions, gas flow reversals raise safety concerns - 22 November 2013
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Methane emissions from pipelines cancel climate benefits of move to natural gas: Bill Caram - 28 April 2022

Op-Ed

Opinion: Five years later, thoughts on an oil spill - 3 July 2016

Petition

PHMSA

A pipeline expoded in Bellingham 22 years ago, It’s still influencing federal policy - 22 August 2021
Another Cook Inlet pipeline feared to be vulnerable, as gas continues to leak - 21 March 2017
API & GPA Midstream Seek to Prevent New Federal Rule from Strengthening Protections for Coastal Waters, Great Lakes - 23 May 2022
API Appeals Rejected Petition, Continue to Seek to Remove Important Safety Measures - 23 May 2022
Battle heats up over gap in federal pipeline rules - 23 December 2021
Congress strengthens Great Lakes oil pipeline oversight - 22 June 2016
Feds want tougher rules for oil pipelines after series of spills reveals gaps in oversight. - 1 October 2015
GPA Midstream Files Petition for Review with United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit - 23 May 2022
Group finds pipeline laws lacking. - 22 July 2015
Industry dominates lobbying of pipeline, hazmat agency. - 8 February 2016
Natural Gas Compressor Stations – Does PHMSA regulate? - 25 February 2015
New federal gas storage regulations likely to mimic industry’s guidelines. - 8 February 2016
Oil and gas industry groups try to block implementation of rule to better protect the Great Lakes - 6 March 2022
Oil and gas lobby files to slash new federal pipeline safety rule - 9 March 2022
PHMSA Proposes Civil Penalty of Nearly $1 Million for Colonial Pipeline’s Control Room Management Failures - 23 May 2022
PHMSA Rejects Petition from API and GPA Midstream that would Reduce Important Safety Measures - 23 May 2022
PHMSA’s New Rule on Automatic and Remote Shut-Off Valves and Rupture Detection Falls Short - 23 May 2022
Pipeline giant sues feds to block release of ‘bias zone’ info - 2 July 2021
Pipeline Industry Fights Safety Regulations for Gas Gathering Pipelines Nationwide - 23 May 2022
Pipeline safety bill’s reauthorization will give regulators tools - 14 June 2016
Report raps federal agency for lapses in pipeline safety - 9 May 2014
Trump signs long-delayed pipeline safety legislation into law - 28 December 2020

Pipeline Explosion

“The fireball was above the trees”: Could the 1999 Bellingham pipeline explosion happen again? - 30 September 2017
A pipeline expoded in Bellingham 22 years ago, It’s still influencing federal policy - 22 August 2021
A Pipeline Runs Through It - 3 December 2019
Another Yellowstone River oil spill. - 22 January 2015
Enbridge pipeline rupture causes explosion in Kentucky - 2 August 2019
Explosion stokes worries about pipeline safety in Pennsylvania - 6 May 2016
Explosions from unregulated pipelines can kill in Texas while energy companies go unpunished - 7 March 2019
Gas explosions appear inevitable, given state of pipes - 20 May 2014
Gas pipeline explosions bring new US safety proposal - 17 March 2016
How often do pipelines blow up? - 1 November 2016
Old pipelines become new flashpoints for U.S., Canada environmental clashes - 5 May 2021
Pipeline accidents, spills down 17% – report - 14 May 2020
Pipeline company ‘slightly safer’ than most, but recent mishaps trigger probe - 8 June 2014
Pipeline watchdog - 7 June 2017
Proposed School to Be Steps Away from Dangerous Pipelines - 6 December 2021
Protesters say pipelines are dangerous. Are they? - 21 November 2016
Salem pipeline explosion could lead to renewed look at risks - 25 February 2017
Texas seeks $1.6 million from Atmos after fatal Dallas gas explosion - 1 April 2021
The explosive debate over a new natural gas pipeline in the northeast - 30 September 2014
The Growing Danger From Gas Pipelines - 24 September 2020
The lessons of Bellingham’s Olympic Pipeline explosion - 4 June 2019
Too Much Sun Degrades Coatings That Keep Pipes From Corroding, Risking Leaks, Spills and Explosions - 11 October 2020

Pipeline Incident

“The fireball was above the trees”: Could the 1999 Bellingham pipeline explosion happen again? - 30 September 2017
6 Years After Exxon’s Oil Pipeline Burst in an Arkansas Town, a Final Accounting - 24 October 2019
A pipeline expoded in Bellingham 22 years ago, It’s still influencing federal policy - 22 August 2021
A Pipeline Runs Through It - 3 December 2019
Another pipeline incident anniversary – have things changed since 2009? - 8 May 2015
Another Yellowstone River oil spill. - 22 January 2015
As US rushes to build gas lines, failure rate of new pipes has spiked. - 9 September 2015
Boom in unregulated natural gas pipelines posing new risks. - 26 September 2013
Broken Trust: Victims of pipeline spills tell their stories - 17 December 2013
Coming Back to Bellingham - 10 June 2015
Enbridge pipeline rupture causes explosion in Kentucky - 2 August 2019
Explosion stokes worries about pipeline safety in Pennsylvania - 6 May 2016
Gas explosions appear inevitable, given state of pipes - 20 May 2014
Giant N.C. spill shows gaps in pipeline safety - 25 February 2021
How often do pipelines blow up? - 1 November 2016
Make your voice heard for pipeline safety! - 9 November 2015
Old pipelines become new flashpoints for U.S., Canada environmental clashes - 5 May 2021
Pipeline accidents, spills down 17% – report - 14 May 2020
Pipeline company ‘slightly safer’ than most, but recent mishaps trigger probe - 8 June 2014
Pipeline problems cost Ohio millions - 25 April 2014
Pipeline safety incident rate doubled in past decade. - 28 October 2013
Pipeline watchdog - 7 June 2017
Proposed School to Be Steps Away from Dangerous Pipelines - 6 December 2021
Protesters say pipelines are dangerous. Are they? - 21 November 2016
Reflections on San Bruno, PG&E and the CPUC - 16 April 2015
Remembering San Bruno - 9 September 2014
Salem pipeline explosion could lead to renewed look at risks - 25 February 2017
Sixth Anniversary Thoughts on the Enbridge Spill in Marshall Michigan; comment opportunity - 25 July 2016
Texas seeks $1.6 million from Atmos after fatal Dallas gas explosion - 1 April 2021
The Growing Danger From Gas Pipelines - 24 September 2020
The lessons of Bellingham’s Olympic Pipeline explosion - 4 June 2019
Too Much Sun Degrades Coatings That Keep Pipes From Corroding, Risking Leaks, Spills and Explosions - 11 October 2020
Trump rule rollback to save pipeline industry $270K yearly - 21 April 2020
What is the Pipeline Safety Trust, and what do you do there? - 4 September 2015
Why the Bellingham story must continue to be told - 10 June 2014

Pipeline Leak

“I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare.” 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan - 24 July 2020
“The fireball was above the trees”: Could the 1999 Bellingham pipeline explosion happen again? - 30 September 2017
3.7 million in proposed federal penalties against Enbridge Energy for Kalamazoo River oil spill highlight possible holes in regulations, pipeline safety advocates say - 1 January 2012
6 Years After Exxon’s Oil Pipeline Burst in an Arkansas Town, a Final Accounting - 24 October 2019
Aging pipelines pose problem for Illinois - 2 May 2022
Amplify Took Three Hours to Halt California Pipeline Spill - 5 October 2021
Another Cook Inlet pipeline feared to be vulnerable, as gas continues to leak - 21 March 2017
As Bluegrass Pipeline Gets Attention, Competing Project Looms - 2 March 2014
Boom in unregulated natural gas pipelines posing new risks. - 26 September 2013
Calif. launches oil spill investigation as cleanup efforts wane - 12 October 2021
California Oil Spill Closes Beaches and Renews Call for Drilling Ban - 5 October 2021
Congress strengthens Great Lakes oil pipeline oversight - 22 June 2016
Decade that opened with pipeline disasters closes with mixed progress on safety - 30 December 2019
Delay after alarm puts California spill response in question - 5 October 2021
Department of Transportation’s PHMSA Releases Investigation into Disastrous 2020 CO2 Pipeline Leak in Satartia, Mississippi - 26 May 2022
Did ship’s anchor cause California oil spill? Maybe - 5 October 2021
Enbridge’s Kalamazoo spill saga ends in $177 Million Settlement - 20 July 2016
Exxon gets fine, harsh criticism for negligence in Pegasus pipeline spill. - 2 October 2015
Federal pipeline agency shifts focus to cut methane - 18 January 2022
Federal regulators fine ExxonMobile for Arkansas oil leak - 12 November 2013
Federal study to assess dangers of dilbit when it spills - 21 May 2014
Florida Says Methane Cloud Seen From Space Came From Pipeline - 18 February 2022
Giant N.C. spill shows gaps in pipeline safety - 25 February 2021
Human error increasingly a factor in pipeline leaks: data - 29 January 2017
Keystone pipeline shut after spilling 9,000 barrels of oil in North Dakota - 31 October 2019
Keystone Pipeline Spills 383,000 Gallons of Oil into North Dakota Wetlands - 1 November 2019
Leak on Kinder Morgan Products Pipeline reinforces need for Regulatory Action to Require Functional Leak Detection Systems - 23 May 2022
LNG plant explosion raises concerns about federal oversight - 21 January 2020
North Dakota oil spill spotlights Obama delay on rules - 29 October 2013
NTSB report on Enbridge spill could impact future pipeline projects - 1 January 2012
Oil spill in North Dakota raises detection concerns. - 23 October 2013
Opinion: Five years later, thoughts on an oil spill - 3 July 2016
Opinion: Hilcorp’s Cook Inlet leaks underscore Arctic risks - 8 April 2017
PHMSA’s New Rule on Automatic and Remote Shut-Off Valves and Rupture Detection Falls Short - 23 May 2022
Pipeline accidents, spills down 17% – report - 14 May 2020
Pipeline company ‘slightly safer’ than most, but recent mishaps trigger probe - 8 June 2014
Pipeline company evades questions over a 15-hour gap before reporting oil spill - 9 October 2021
Pipeline cyberattack raises concerns about leak safety, federal oversight - 13 May 2021
Pipeline problems cost Ohio millions - 25 April 2014
Pipeline shuts down after large spill near Mississippi River - 5 January 2022
Pipeline spill in Lawrenceville — now being cleaned up — first went undetected - 1 March 2022
Pipeline spills 300,000 gallons of diesel near New Orleans - 12 January 2022
Pipeline watchdog - 7 June 2017
Pipeline’s safeguards not working in Louisiana diesel spill - 7 February 2022
Proposed School to Be Steps Away from Dangerous Pipelines - 6 December 2021
Protesters say pipelines are dangerous. Are they? - 21 November 2016
Smell gas? Getting it fixed may depend on race and income - 25 April 2022
State officials misrepresent North Dakota’s spill problem. - 16 February 2015
Tech audit of Colonial Pipeline found ‘glaring’ problems - 12 May 2021
Texas pipeline company charged in California oil spill - 15 December 2021
The lessons of Bellingham’s Olympic Pipeline explosion - 4 June 2019
The U.S. Has Ignored Pipeline Cybersecurity and Now You’re Paying the Price - 11 May 2021
Too Much Sun Degrades Coatings That Keep Pipes From Corroding, Risking Leaks, Spills and Explosions - 11 October 2020
Trail of spills haunts Dakota Access Developer - 27 May 2020
Underwater pipeline has been leaking gas into a beluga whale habitat for 3 months - 13 April 2017
Unregulated Texas gas pipeline triggers a huge methane leak - 18 April 2022
What is the condition of the oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac? Answer can be hard to find - 7 October 2014
What’s that smell? Fuel pipeline leak hits Ga. - 1 March 2022

Pipeline Repair

Exxon Knew Its Ruptured Pipeline Was Old, Defective and Brittle, and Still Added New Stresses - 12 August 2013
Aging pipelines pose problem for Illinois - 2 May 2022
Amplify Took Three Hours to Halt California Pipeline Spill - 5 October 2021
As Bluegrass Pipeline Gets Attention, Competing Project Looms - 2 March 2014
Fragile Pipelines Pose an Increasing Risk in Gas-Hungry U.S. - 13 October 2018
Gas explosions appear inevitable, given state of pipes - 20 May 2014
Look out below: danger lurks underground from aging gas pipes - 24 September 2014
Michigan’s aging gas pipelines raise safety concerns - 14 December 2017
Natural Gas rate hike tied to old pipe replacement - 1 January 2012
Pipeline company ‘slightly safer’ than most, but recent mishaps trigger probe - 8 June 2014
Pipeline spills 300,000 gallons of diesel near New Orleans - 12 January 2022
Stretch of pipeline to be replaced after Orion blast - 15 January 2018
Too Much Sun Degrades Coatings That Keep Pipes From Corroding, Risking Leaks, Spills and Explosions - 11 October 2020

Pipeline Rupture

Exxon Knew Its Ruptured Pipeline Was Old, Defective and Brittle, and Still Added New Stresses - 12 August 2013
“I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare.” 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan - 24 July 2020
3.7 million in proposed federal penalties against Enbridge Energy for Kalamazoo River oil spill highlight possible holes in regulations, pipeline safety advocates say - 1 January 2012
6 Years After Exxon’s Oil Pipeline Burst in an Arkansas Town, a Final Accounting - 24 October 2019
Aging pipelines pose problem for Illinois - 2 May 2022
Decades of Ruptures from Defect Show Perils of Old Pipe. - 2 September 2013
Department of Transportation’s PHMSA Releases Investigation into Disastrous 2020 CO2 Pipeline Leak in Satartia, Mississippi - 26 May 2022
Enbridge pipeline rupture causes explosion in Kentucky - 2 August 2019
Industry seeks flexibility in federal pipeline safety rules for rupture response - 23 July 2020
PHMSA’s New Rule on Automatic and Remote Shut-Off Valves and Rupture Detection Falls Short - 23 May 2022
Pipeline accidents, spills down 17% – report - 14 May 2020
Pipeline company ‘slightly safer’ than most, but recent mishaps trigger probe - 8 June 2014
Proposed School to Be Steps Away from Dangerous Pipelines - 6 December 2021
Too Much Sun Degrades Coatings That Keep Pipes From Corroding, Risking Leaks, Spills and Explosions - 11 October 2020

Pipeline Spill

“I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare.” 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan - 24 July 2020
“The fireball was above the trees”: Could the 1999 Bellingham pipeline explosion happen again? - 30 September 2017
220 ‘Significant’ pipeline spills already this year exposes troubling safety record - 25 October 2016
3.7 million in proposed federal penalties against Enbridge Energy for Kalamazoo River oil spill highlight possible holes in regulations, pipeline safety advocates say - 1 January 2012
6 Years After Exxon’s Oil Pipeline Burst in an Arkansas Town, a Final Accounting - 24 October 2019
After two spills, Shell Oil to replace miles of problem pipeline - 7 August 2017
Amplify Took Three Hours to Halt California Pipeline Spill - 5 October 2021
Another Spill into the Yellowstone – Are we learning anything? - 6 February 2015
Another Yellowstone River oil spill. - 22 January 2015
As Bluegrass Pipeline Gets Attention, Competing Project Looms - 2 March 2014
Bastrop oil spill stirs Austin’s angst over Longhorn Pipeline - 5 August 2017
Calif. launches oil spill investigation as cleanup efforts wane - 12 October 2021
Coming Back to Bellingham - 10 June 2015
Congress strengthens Great Lakes oil pipeline oversight - 22 June 2016
Court lets Exxon off hook for pipeline spill in Arkansas Neighborhood - 16 August 2017
Critics question state pipeline oversight after 2 Altamont oil spills - 10 October 2016
Dakota pipeline is ready for oil, without spill response plan for Standing Rock - 10 May 2017
Delay after alarm puts California spill response in question - 5 October 2021
Did ship’s anchor cause California oil spill? Maybe - 5 October 2021
Edwardsville oil spill is among the largest here in recent years - 21 March 2022
Enbridge’s Kalamazoo spill saga ends in $177 Million Settlement - 20 July 2016
Exxon gets fine, harsh criticism for negligence in Pegasus pipeline spill. - 2 October 2015
Federal regulators fine ExxonMobile for Arkansas oil leak - 12 November 2013
Federal study to assess dangers of dilbit when it spills - 21 May 2014
Feds want tougher rules for oil pipelines after series of spills reveals gaps in oversight. - 1 October 2015
Giant N.C. spill shows gaps in pipeline safety - 25 February 2021
I was sick for year after an oil spill. Five years later, pipeline accidents are worsening - 10 July 2016
Keystone pipeline shut after spilling 9,000 barrels of oil in North Dakota - 31 October 2019
Keystone Pipeline Spills 383,000 Gallons of Oil into North Dakota Wetlands - 1 November 2019
Lawsuits against Exxon Mobile mount over big oil pipeline spills - 14 September 2013
Leak on Kinder Morgan Products Pipeline reinforces need for Regulatory Action to Require Functional Leak Detection Systems - 23 May 2022
Make your voice heard for pipeline safety! - 9 November 2015
Marathon ends updates on Edwardsville spill, provides scant details on recovery - 10 May 2022
Midwest Flooding Exposes Another Oil Pipeline Risk — on Keystone XL’s Route - 16 May 2019
North Dakota oil spill spotlights Obama delay on rules - 29 October 2013
NTSB report on Enbridge spill could impact future pipeline projects - 1 January 2012
Oil spill in North Dakota raises detection concerns. - 23 October 2013
Opinion: Five years later, thoughts on an oil spill - 3 July 2016
Opinion: Hilcorp’s Cook Inlet leaks underscore Arctic risks - 8 April 2017
PHMSA announces oil spill planning program workshop - 30 March 2016
Pipeline accidents, spills down 17% – report - 14 May 2020
Pipeline company ‘slightly safer’ than most, but recent mishaps trigger probe - 8 June 2014
Pipeline company evades questions over a 15-hour gap before reporting oil spill - 9 October 2021
Pipeline problems cost Ohio millions - 25 April 2014
Pipeline Safety Trust Applauds Federal Indictment of Companies Responsible for Spilling 25,000 Gallons of Crude Oil - 23 May 2022
Pipeline Safety Trust Calls Attention to Pipeline Spill That Dumped 300,000 Gallons of Diesel Near the Mississippi River - 23 May 2022
Pipeline Safety Trust Welcomes New Rule to Strengthen Protections for Coastal Waters, Great Lakes - 23 May 2022
Pipeline shuts down after large spill near Mississippi River - 5 January 2022
Pipeline spill in Lawrenceville — now being cleaned up — first went undetected - 1 March 2022
Pipeline spills 300,000 gallons of diesel near New Orleans - 12 January 2022
Pipeline watchdog - 7 June 2017
Pipeline’s safeguards not working in Louisiana diesel spill - 7 February 2022
Public offers suggestions on spending $12M Yellowstone oil spill settlement - 12 October 2016
Reflections on San Bruno, PG&E and the CPUC - 16 April 2015
Santa Barbara Oil Spill - 20 May 2015
Sixth Anniversary Thoughts on the Enbridge Spill in Marshall Michigan; comment opportunity - 25 July 2016
Spills on aging Enbridge pipeline have topped 1 million gallons, report says - 26 April 2017
State officials misrepresent North Dakota’s spill problem. - 16 February 2015
Texas pipeline company charged in California oil spill - 15 December 2021
The lessons of Bellingham’s Olympic Pipeline explosion - 4 June 2019
The U.S. Has Ignored Pipeline Cybersecurity and Now You’re Paying the Price - 11 May 2021
Too Much Sun Degrades Coatings That Keep Pipes From Corroding, Risking Leaks, Spills and Explosions - 11 October 2020
Trail of spills haunts Dakota Access Developer - 27 May 2020
Underwater pipeline has been leaking gas into a beluga whale habitat for 3 months - 13 April 2017
What do you get for a million gallon spill, a billion dollar clean up, and four years? - 25 July 2014
What is the condition of the oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac? Answer can be hard to find - 7 October 2014
What is the Pipeline Safety Trust, and what do you do there? - 4 September 2015
What’s that smell? Fuel pipeline leak hits Ga. - 1 March 2022
Why the Bellingham story must continue to be told - 10 June 2014
With big spill to clean, pipeline owner seeks Keystone XL approval - 17 November 2017

Press Releases

Radio Interview

RADIO INTERVIEW: SAFETY ADVOCATE WARNS OF A LACK OF OVERSIGHT FOR NEW CO2 PIPELINES NEEDED FOR CARBON CAPTURE - 23 April 2022

Rulemaking

‘Dangerous’ pipeline tampering incident not reported to federal safety regulators - 20 November 2021
A pipeline expoded in Bellingham 22 years ago, It’s still influencing federal policy - 22 August 2021
API & GPA Midstream Seek to Prevent New Federal Rule from Strengthening Protections for Coastal Waters, Great Lakes - 23 May 2022
API Appeals Rejected Petition, Continue to Seek to Remove Important Safety Measures - 23 May 2022
Battle heats up over gap in federal pipeline rules - 23 December 2021
California Oil Spill Closes Beaches and Renews Call for Drilling Ban - 5 October 2021
Congress strengthens Great Lakes oil pipeline oversight - 22 June 2016
Decade that opened with pipeline disasters closes with mixed progress on safety - 30 December 2019
Department of Transportation’s PHMSA Releases Investigation into Disastrous 2020 CO2 Pipeline Leak in Satartia, Mississippi - 26 May 2022
Federal pipeline agency shifts focus to cut methane - 18 January 2022
Feds want tougher rules for oil pipelines after series of spills reveals gaps in oversight. - 1 October 2015
Gas industry pushback revives decade-long debate over major gathering line rule - 22 December 2021
GPA Midstream Files Petition for Review with United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit - 23 May 2022
Group finds pipeline laws lacking. - 22 July 2015
Industry seeks flexibility in federal pipeline safety rules for rupture response - 23 July 2020
Leak on Kinder Morgan Products Pipeline reinforces need for Regulatory Action to Require Functional Leak Detection Systems - 23 May 2022
Natural Gas Compressor Stations – Does PHMSA regulate? - 25 February 2015
New federal gas storage regulations likely to mimic industry’s guidelines. - 8 February 2016
Oil and gas industry groups try to block implementation of rule to better protect the Great Lakes - 6 March 2022
Oil and gas lobby files to slash new federal pipeline safety rule - 9 March 2022
PHMSA Rejects Petition from API and GPA Midstream that would Reduce Important Safety Measures - 23 May 2022
PHMSA’s New Rule on Automatic and Remote Shut-Off Valves and Rupture Detection Falls Short - 23 May 2022
Pipeline Industry Fights Safety Regulations for Gas Gathering Pipelines Nationwide - 23 May 2022
Pipeline Safety Trust Denounces Petition from API and GPA Midstream to Remove Important Safety Measures - 23 May 2022
Pipeline Safety Trust Welcomes New Rule to Strengthen Protections for Coastal Waters, Great Lakes - 23 May 2022
Reflections on San Bruno, PG&E and the CPUC - 16 April 2015
Report raps federal agency for lapses in pipeline safety - 9 May 2014
Spokane City Council hesitatingly approves new deal with pipeline operator - 9 January 2022
The Continuing Education of the New Deputy Director - 15 April 2020
The Growing Danger From Gas Pipelines - 24 September 2020
The lessons of Bellingham’s Olympic Pipeline explosion - 4 June 2019
Trump signs long-delayed pipeline safety legislation into law - 28 December 2020
Why the Bellingham story must continue to be told - 10 June 2014

Safety Regulations

‘Dangerous’ pipeline tampering incident not reported to federal safety regulators - 20 November 2021
220 ‘Significant’ pipeline spills already this year exposes troubling safety record - 25 October 2016
3.7 million in proposed federal penalties against Enbridge Energy for Kalamazoo River oil spill highlight possible holes in regulations, pipeline safety advocates say - 1 January 2012
A Call for Transparency in Pipeline Safety Enforcement – Ten Years Later - 27 March 2015
A pipeline expoded in Bellingham 22 years ago, It’s still influencing federal policy - 22 August 2021
A Pipeline Runs Through It - 3 December 2019
Activists disrupt key Canada-U.S. oil pipelines - 11 October 2016
Anatomy of a pipeline decision: A scheme of ‘dubious’ legality - 20 October 2014
Another Yellowstone River oil spill. - 22 January 2015
API & GPA Midstream Seek to Prevent New Federal Rule from Strengthening Protections for Coastal Waters, Great Lakes - 23 May 2022
API Appeals Rejected Petition, Continue to Seek to Remove Important Safety Measures - 23 May 2022
Are CO2 pipelines safe? - 31 March 2022
As US rushes to build gas lines, failure rate of new pipes has spiked. - 9 September 2015
B.C. points to Norway for pipeline safety – “without a rigorous monitoring system, the safety measures will be inconsequential” - 1 January 2012
Bastrop oil spill stirs Austin’s angst over Longhorn Pipeline - 5 August 2017
Battle heats up over gap in federal pipeline rules - 23 December 2021
Battle rages over pipeline rules that can cost a bundle to read - 1 January 2012
Boom in unregulated natural gas pipelines posing new risks. - 26 September 2013
Burst pipeline’s spill plan is none of your business, suggests regulator - 20 August 2013
California Oil Spill Closes Beaches and Renews Call for Drilling Ban - 5 October 2021
Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Are Going Dangerously Unregulated - 17 May 2022
Carbon dioxide pipelines planned for Minnesota fall into regulatory black hole - 5 February 2022
Carl Weimer on Pipeline Safety in America - 18 March 2017
Casey wants more Pipeline Information Made Public - 1 January 2012
CO2 pipeline plans raise fears, but blasts and leaks rare in Eastern Iowa - 31 January 2022
CO2 pipelines are coming. A pipeline safety expert says we’re not ready. - 18 April 2022
Community Technical Assistance Grants Get Axed - 20 January 2016
Congress strengthens Great Lakes oil pipeline oversight - 22 June 2016
Court lets Exxon off hook for pipeline spill in Arkansas Neighborhood - 16 August 2017
Critics question state pipeline oversight after 2 Altamont oil spills - 10 October 2016
Dakota pipeline is ready for oil, without spill response plan for Standing Rock - 10 May 2017
Decade that opened with pipeline disasters closes with mixed progress on safety - 30 December 2019
Enbridge: Trust us to be safe. - 27 August 2015
Explosion stokes worries about pipeline safety in Pennsylvania - 6 May 2016
Explosions from unregulated pipelines can kill in Texas while energy companies go unpunished - 7 March 2019
Exxon gets fine, harsh criticism for negligence in Pegasus pipeline spill. - 2 October 2015
Federal pipeline agency shifts focus to cut methane - 18 January 2022
Federal rules for CO2 pipelines outdated, ‘could threaten safety,’ watchdog report says - 1 April 2022
Federal study to assess dangers of dilbit when it spills - 21 May 2014
Feds want tougher rules for oil pipelines after series of spills reveals gaps in oversight. - 1 October 2015
Fire fuels concerns over Consumers’ natural gas system - 6 February 2019
First CO2 Pipeline application filed with PUC as landowners ask about safety, eminent domain of a for-profit company - 22 February 2022
Gas industry pushback revives decade-long debate over major gathering line rule - 22 December 2021
Gas pipeline explosions bring new US safety proposal - 17 March 2016
Giant N.C. spill shows gaps in pipeline safety - 25 February 2021
Government CO2 Pipeline rupture report not released until two years later - 31 March 2022
GPA Midstream Files Petition for Review with United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit - 23 May 2022
Great Plains Farmers Push Back Against CO2 Pipelines Encroaching on Their Land - 9 April 2022
Group finds pipeline laws lacking. - 22 July 2015
His hometown ‘blew up.” Then he got involved - 3 February 2020
Hundreds of South Dakota residents concerned about proposed carbon pipeline - 27 April 2022
I was sick for year after an oil spill. Five years later, pipeline accidents are worsening - 10 July 2016
Industry dominates lobbying of pipeline, hazmat agency. - 8 February 2016
Industry fears overreach from gas pipeline safety advisory - 26 March 2017
Industry seeks flexibility in federal pipeline safety rules for rupture response - 23 July 2020
Keystone XL Pipe Shuns Infrared Sensors to Detect Leaks - 18 June 2013
Lawsuits against Exxon Mobile mount over big oil pipeline spills - 14 September 2013
Leak on Kinder Morgan Products Pipeline reinforces need for Regulatory Action to Require Functional Leak Detection Systems - 23 May 2022
Make your voice heard for pipeline safety! - 9 November 2015
Midwest Flooding Exposes Another Oil Pipeline Risk — on Keystone XL’s Route - 16 May 2019
Natural Gas Compressor Stations – Does PHMSA regulate? - 25 February 2015
New federal gas storage regulations likely to mimic industry’s guidelines. - 8 February 2016
New Mexico oil and gas boom heightens pipeline safety - 23 October 2019
North Dakota oil spill spotlights Obama delay on rules - 29 October 2013
NTSB’s recent study on systemic weaknesses in gas pipeline safety - 30 January 2015
Obama oil pipeline rules face uncertain future under Trump - 22 December 2016
Oil and gas industry groups try to block implementation of rule to better protect the Great Lakes - 6 March 2022
Oil and gas lobby files to slash new federal pipeline safety rule - 9 March 2022
Oil boom, pipeline safety put Enbridge on the spot - 19 November 2014
Old pipelines become new flashpoints for U.S., Canada environmental clashes - 5 May 2021
ONG won’t release locations of potentially problem pipeline - 27 November 2016
Opinion: Five years later, thoughts on an oil spill - 3 July 2016
PHMSA Proposes Civil Penalty of Nearly $1 Million for Colonial Pipeline’s Control Room Management Failures - 23 May 2022
PHMSA Rejects Petition from API and GPA Midstream that would Reduce Important Safety Measures - 23 May 2022
PHMSA’s New Rule on Automatic and Remote Shut-Off Valves and Rupture Detection Falls Short - 23 May 2022
Pipeline accidents, spills down 17% – report - 14 May 2020
Pipeline company ‘slightly safer’ than most, but recent mishaps trigger probe - 8 June 2014
Pipeline cyberattack raises concerns about leak safety, federal oversight - 13 May 2021
Pipeline giant sues feds to block release of ‘bias zone’ info - 2 July 2021
Pipeline Industry Fights Safety Regulations for Gas Gathering Pipelines Nationwide - 23 May 2022
Pipeline leak statistics should give pause to pipeline supporters. - 3 January 2016
Pipeline safety bill’s reauthorization will give regulators tools - 14 June 2016
Pipeline safety incident rate doubled in past decade. - 28 October 2013
Pipeline Safety Technical Experts Available - 2 October 2015
Pipeline Safety Trust Applauds Federal Indictment of Companies Responsible for Spilling 25,000 Gallons of Crude Oil - 23 May 2022
Pipeline Safety Trust Denounces Petition from API and GPA Midstream to Remove Important Safety Measures - 23 May 2022
Pipeline Safety Trust Releases Paper Detailing Significant Safety Risks and Massive Regulatory Shortfalls in Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Regulation - 23 May 2022
Pipeline Safety Trust Welcomes New Rule to Strengthen Protections for Coastal Waters, Great Lakes - 23 May 2022
Pipeline training draws 50 - 24 August 2013
Pipeline watchdog - 7 June 2017
Protesters say pipelines are dangerous. Are they? - 21 November 2016
Public hearings begin on proposed carbon dioxide pipeline in South Dakota - 23 March 2022
RADIO INTERVIEW: SAFETY ADVOCATE WARNS OF A LACK OF OVERSIGHT FOR NEW CO2 PIPELINES NEEDED FOR CARBON CAPTURE - 23 April 2022
Reflections on San Bruno, PG&E and the CPUC - 16 April 2015
Report raps federal agency for lapses in pipeline safety - 9 May 2014
Rural gas gathering pipelines kindle concerns about safety laws. - 27 December 2014
Safety, Competition Concerns Raised Over Proposed Sale of Major California Oil Pipeline - 24 June 2019
Salem pipeline explosion could lead to renewed look at risks - 25 February 2017
Salem residents wonder why gas lines don’t have automatic shutoffs - 12 May 2016
So much pipeline safety information! - 14 October 2015
Spokane City Council hesitatingly approves new deal with pipeline operator - 9 January 2022
State officials misrepresent North Dakota’s spill problem. - 16 February 2015
Tech audit of Colonial Pipeline found ‘glaring’ problems - 12 May 2021
Technical Assistance Grant Opportunity – Apply Now - 20 March 2015
The Continuing Education of the New Deputy Director - 15 April 2020
The explosive debate over a new natural gas pipeline in the northeast - 30 September 2014
The Growing Danger From Gas Pipelines - 24 September 2020
The lessons of Bellingham’s Olympic Pipeline explosion - 4 June 2019
The U.S. Has Ignored Pipeline Cybersecurity and Now You’re Paying the Price - 11 May 2021
The US energy infrastructure: is it safe? - 27 November 2014
Top pipeline safety advocate on his 15-year ‘Bambi vs. Godzilla’ Fight - 24 June 2014
Tougher pipeline safety rules could be a tough sell - 23 August 2016
Trends in Pipeline Safety and State Damage Prevention Programs - 1 January 2012
Trump signs long-delayed pipeline safety legislation into law - 28 December 2020
U.S. regulator raises concerns about weights on energy pipelines - 3 December 2017
Valves: Block, remote, automatic – which is best? - 2 June 2015
We’re still waiting for confirmation on the health of Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. - 2 September 2015
What is the condition of the oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac? Answer can be hard to find - 7 October 2014
What is the Pipeline Safety Trust, and what do you do there? - 4 September 2015
Why pipeline critics are important. - 26 November 2014
Why the Bellingham story must continue to be told - 10 June 2014
Will Enbridge Energy’s new pipeline in Michigan be safer? - 27 August 2013
Wisconsin tribe votes to evict oil pipeline from its reservation - 16 January 2017
Your most pressing Dakota Access Pipeline questions, answered - 5 December 2016

Uncategorized

Natural Gas Components, Transmission Line Leaks and Karst Topography - 9 December 2014
Pipeline Safety Trust Welcomes New Rule to Strengthen Protections for Coastal Waters, Great Lakes - 23 May 2022
The U.S. Has Ignored Pipeline Cybersecurity and Now You’re Paying the Price - 11 May 2021

UNGS

New federal gas storage regulations likely to mimic industry’s guidelines. - 8 February 2016
U.S. Pipeline Regulator Pressed to Regulate Underground Gas Storage - 26 February 2016

Video Interview

Ameren Illinois plans to spend millions to upgrade underground gas pipes. - 13 August 2013
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Methane emissions from pipelines cancel climate benefits of move to natural gas: Bill Caram - 28 April 2022
What new reporting rules mean for pipelines - 28 March 2022