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A Decade in Review 2010-2019 - 23 May 2019
CO2 Pipelines – Dangerous and Under-Regulated - 30 March 2022
Methane Leak Detection and Abatement Provisions of the PIPES Act of 2020 - 23 July 2021
Pipeline Industry Fights Safety Regulations for Gas Gathering Pipelines Nationwide - 23 May 2022
PST Statement on PHMSA’s Gas Mega-rule - 8 August 2022

Blog

2022 State Pipeline Safety Website Transparency Reviews - 10 November 2022
24 Years Since the Olympic Pipeline Tragedy - 10 June 2023
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
API Releases Report on the Potential Role of Blue Hydrogen in the US Energy Market - 26 October 2022
API-LEPA Performance Excellence Team Tours Site of 1999 Bellingham Pipeline Tragedy - 28 October 2022
Can We Safely Move Hydrogen through Gas Pipelines? - 19 January 2023
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-Check: Summit Carbon Solutions Crawford County, Iowa Board of Supervisors Information Session - 1 September 2022
Fact-Checking API’s State of American Energy Keynote Address - 21 January 2022
Farewell, Rebecca! - 30 January 2023
February Friday food for thought - 3 February 2017
Federal Pipeline Safety Program Reauthorization - 15 April 2016
Gas Distribution Pipelines - 29 July 2022
Gas Gathering Pipelines - 24 June 2022
Gas Transmission Pipelines - 1 July 2022
Here’s to a successful PHMSA public meeting! - 30 May 2023
Ignition of Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines - 16 June 2015
Introducing Pipeline Safety Trust’s “Monthly Incident Dashboard” - 24 January 2023
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 Community Engagement Manager Virginia Wiltshire-Gordon - 20 September 2023
Meet Data & GIS Analyst James Eager - 31 January 2022
Meet Policy Counsel Erin Sutherland - 2 November 2022
Meet Program Manager Amanda McKay - 18 May 2022
Natural Gas Components, Transmission Line Leaks and Karst Topography - 9 December 2014
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
Our Concerns About the GTN Xpress Expansion Project - 26 April 2023
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
Remembering the Mayflower Oil Spill, 10 Years Later - 29 March 2023
Reminders and Remembrance - 10 June 2022
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
State of Safety – Minnesota - 7 September 2022
State of Safety: California - 8 March 2022
State of Safety: Colorado - 31 August 2023
State of Safety: Michigan - 8 May 2023
State of Safety: North Carolina - 14 March 2023
State of Safety: North Dakota - 18 July 2022
State of Safety: Ohio - 31 May 2022
State of Safety: Oklahoma - 12 April 2022
State of Safety: South Dakota - 12 June 2023
State of Safety: Tennessee - 7 November 2022
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
Touring Whatcom Creek with PHMSA’s Accident Investigation Division - 17 August 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

Federal

Comment in Opposition to INGAA/API Petition for Reconsideration of Pipeline Safety Rule (Docket No. PHMSA-2011-0023) - 4 October 2022
Comment to FERC on Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities Policy (Docket No. PL18-1-000) - 26 May 2021
Comment to FERC on Creation of the Office of Public Participation (Docket No. AD21-9-000) - 1 April 2021
Comment to FERC on Gas Transmission Northwest’s “GTN Xpress” Project Application (Docket No. CP22-2-000) - 23 July 2023
Comment to FERC on Mountain Valley Pipeline Certificate of Public Convenience (Docket No. CP16-10-000) - 28 September 2022
Comment to PHMSA on Annual Data Collection for State Program Certifications (Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0005) - 5 June 2014
Comment to PHMSA on Class Location Change Requirements ANRM (Docket No. PHMSA-2017-0151) - 1 October 2018
Comment to PHMSA on Colorado Interstate Gas, Co. Special Permit Application - 17 February 2023
Comment to PHMSA on Colorado Natural Gas Special Permit Application - 24 March 2016
Comment to PHMSA on Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC Special Permit Application - 6 February 2023
Comment to PHMSA on East Tennessee Natural Gas Transmission, LLC Special Permit Application - 6 February 2023
Comment to PHMSA on El Paso Natural Gas Special Permit Application - 24 March 2016
Comment to PHMSA on Gas and Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Certification Information Collection (Docket No. PHMSA-2018-0109) - 19 January 2019
Comment to PHMSA on Gas Gathering Line Definition (Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0004) - 5 February 2014
Comment to PHMSA on Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform NPRM (Docket No. PHMSA-2018-0046) - 1 June 2020
Comment to PHMSA on Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Regulatory Reform NPRM (Docket No. PHMSA-2018-0047) - 16 June 2020
Comment to PHMSA on National Pipeline Mapping System Information Collection (Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0092) - 24 November 2015
Comment to PHMSA on National Pipeline Mapping System Request for Revision of a Previously Approved Information Collection (Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0092) - 1 December 2014
Comment to PHMSA on Pipeline Operator Data Collection (Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0018) - 1 June 2014
Comment to PHMSA on Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Gathering Pipelines (Docket No. PHMSA-2011-0023; RIN 2137-AF38) - 1 December 2018
Comment to PHMSA on Pipeline Safety: Safety of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines NPRM (Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0229) - 7 January 2016
Comment to PHMSA on Public Meeting on Pipeline Leak Detection, Leak Repair, and Methane Emission Reductions Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0039) - 26 May 2021
Comment to PHMSA on Sabal Trail Transmission Special Permit Application - 27 September 2021
Comment to PHMSA on Southern Natural Gas Special Permit Application - 24 March 2016
Comment to PHMSA on Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC Special Permit Application - 23 February 2023
Comment to PHMSA on Tennessee Gas Pipeline Special Permit Application - 24 March 2016
Comment to US Department of Transportation on Regulatory Review (Docket No. DOT-OST-2017-0069) - 31 October 2017
Comments to PHMSA on Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Pipeline Safety - 12 August 2013
Comments to PHMSA on Changes to Incident and Annual reports for Gas Pipeline Operators (Docket No. PHMSA 2013-0084) - 25 August 2013
Comments to PHMSA on Changes to Incident and Annual reports for Gas Pipeline Operators (Docket No. PHMSA 2013-0084) - 25 August 2013
Comments to PHMSA on Proposed Rule for Class Location Requirements (Docket No. PHMSA 2013-0161) - 1 November 2013
Comments to PHMSA on Revisions to Annual Reports for Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operators (Docket No. PHMSA 2013-0003) - 11 August 2013
Comments to PHMSA on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Relating to the Safety of Gas Transmission Lines (Docket No. PHMSA-2011-0023) - 19 January 2012
Comments to PHMSA on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Relating to the Safety of On‐Shore Hazardous Liquid Pipelines (Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0229) - 1 February 2011
Comments to PHMSA on the Proposed Rule for the Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines (Docket PHMSA-2011-0023) - 6 July 2016
Comments to PHMSA on Updates to Pipeline and Liquified Natural Gas Reporting Requirements (Docket No. PHMSA-2008-0291) - 27 August 2009
Comments to the United States Department of Transportation on Draft Strategic Plan - 1 September 2013
Letter (Sign-On) to PHMSA, Army Corps of Engineers, and FERC on Safeguards for Mountain Valley Pipeline - 22 June 2023
Letter (Sign-On) to the Chair and Ranking Member of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - 1 May 2011
Letter in Opposition to Gas Transmission Northwest LLC’s Proposed GTN Xpress Project (Docket No. CP22-2-000) - 29 March 2023
Letter to PHMSA regarding its Public Meeting on CO2 Pipeline Safety - 20 July 2023
Letter to PHMSA Requesting Public Meeting on CO2 Pipeline Safety - 17 February 2023

Federal

Federal

Letter to PHMSA re Equitrans November 2022 Incident - 17 February 2023

International

Comment to United Nations Special Rapporteur re Thematic Report on Detoxification/Decarbonization - 6 March 2023

Legislative Advocacy

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
‘Out there rotting’: Mountain Valley neighbors fear aging pipe - 26 June 2023
“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
$3.4M fine proposed over 2021 California oil pipeline leak - 9 May 2023
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 12,000-Barrel Oil Pipeline Spill Exposes Years of Lax Oversight - 17 May 2023
A crucial climate technology provokes fears in oil country - 16 May 2023
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
A rupture that hospitalized 45 people raised questions about CO2 pipelines’ safety - 11 May 2023
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 MVP Construction Extended, Concerns about Pipe’s Integrity Grow - 3 September 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
Beyond Keystone XL: Three controversial pipelines you probably haven’t heard of - 16 August 2013
Biden Admin. Tightens Oversight Of CO2 Pipelines - 26 May 2022
Biden energy agenda exposes regulatory gap - 6 February 2023
Biden releases plan to avoid ‘dangerous’ CO2 pipeline failures - 27 May 2022
Biden’s Pipeline Rules Target Key Link of Carbon Capture Buildout - 27 May 2022
Big Oil lobby fought cybersecurity regulations for years, making pipeline attack easier - 2 June 2021
Bill Seeking More Local Input on Carbon Capture and Sequestration Projects Defeated - 22 February 2023
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
CEQ Announces Members of Task Forces to Inform Responsible Development and Deployment of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration - 24 March 2023
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
Congress tees up FAA, pipeline safety, rail, supply chain bills - 6 June 2023
Consultants: Design issues, operations lapses led to big Kansas oil spill - 16 May 2023
Court axes federal valve rule for gathering pipelines - 17 May 2023
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
Disasters happen when businesses put profits above people - 11 March 2023
Economic projections questioned during South Dakota carbon pipeline hearing - 27 July 2023
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
Environmental groups seek Biden moratorium on carbon dioxide pipelines - 25 May 2023
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
Farmer, attorney promote carbon pipeline mitigation agreements - 25 January 2023
Federal order reached after Mississippi pipeline rupture - 7 April 2023
Federal pipeline agency shifts focus to cut methane - 18 January 2022
Federal regulators crack down after pipeline caught spewing CO2 - 27 May 2022
Federal regulators fine ExxonMobile for Arkansas oil leak - 12 November 2013
Federal Regulators Raise Safety Concerns Over Mountain Valley Pipeline in Formal Notice - 22 August 2023
Federal regulators to host CO2 pipeline meeting in Des Moines - 30 May 2023
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 investigate large gas leak from Colo. pipeline - 8 July 2022
Feds seek tougher gas line rules after fatal Massachusetts blast - 25 August 2023
Feds want tougher rules for oil pipelines after series of spills reveals gaps in oversight. - 1 October 2015
Feds warn of safety risks from Mountain Valley pipeline - 15 August 2023
Feds: Carbon dioxide pipelines are necessary to reduce emissions - 31 May 2023
Fire fuels concerns over Consumers’ natural gas system - 6 February 2019
Firm: Faulty weld, pressure on pipe led to Kansas oil spill - 9 February 2023
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
FOCUS: Fallout of 2019 pipe explosion, status of pipelines in Kentuckiana - 22 September 2022
Following Ohio Derailment, Concerns Arise Over Expansion of Rail and Pipeline Transport of Hazardous Material - 7 March 2023
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 blasts Biden pipeline methane proposal - 21 August 2023
Gas industry pushback revives decade-long debate over major gathering line rule - 22 December 2021
Gas industry, Biden square off over pipeline leaks - 4 September 2023
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
Gas pipelines explode. How far away is enough to survive? - 24 January 2023
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
Great Plains Farmers Push Back Against CO2 Pipelines Encroaching on Their Land - 9 April 2022
Group finds pipeline laws lacking. - 22 July 2015
Group of experts discuss the dangers of CO2 pipelines in North Dakota - 25 May 2023
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
House Republicans grill US pipeline safety official on agency’s climate focus - 9 March 2023
How much ‘net’ CO2 would pipelines remove? - 14 October 2022
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
Hydrogen blending is not viable in most pipeline systems – report - 19 January 2023
Hydrogen in pipelines: A ‘dangerous experiment?’ - 18 January 2023
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
Is Biden cracking down on pipeline violators? - 5 July 2023
Keystone Pipeline has history of spills, warnings and fines. Kansas spill is largest yet. - 13 December 2022
Keystone pipeline owners knew of defect years before Kansas spill - 22 May 2023
Keystone pipeline shut after 14,000-barrel oil spill in Kansas - 9 December 2022
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
Larsen: Pipeline Safety is Critical to Protecting Communities in Northwest Washington and Across the United States - 10 March 2023
Larsen: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is working for Northwest Washington and the nation - 20 September 2023
Lawsuits against Exxon Mobile mount over big oil pipeline spills - 14 September 2013
LNG explosion shines light on 42-year-old gas rules - 28 June 2022
LNG plant explosion raises concerns about federal oversight - 21 January 2020
Look out below: danger lurks underground from aging gas pipes - 24 September 2014
LOUISIANA RUSHES BUILDOUT OF CARBON PIPELINES, ADDING TO DANGERS PLAGUING CANCER ALLEY - 24 August 2023
Major ‘green’ planning underway for BP Cherry Point - 23 March 2023
Marathon ends updates on Edwardsville spill, provides scant details on recovery - 10 May 2022
Markey Bill Would Greenlight Criminal Prosecution for Negligent Fossil Fuel Pipeline Operators - 13 September 2023
Markey introduces bill to tighten pipeline standards - 14 September 2023
Massive Tennessee Oil Spill Barely Missed State’s Largest Aquifer - 8 July 2022
Michigan’s aging gas pipelines raise safety concerns - 14 December 2017
Midwest CO2 pipeline rush creates regulatory chaos - 3 March 2023
Midwest Flooding Exposes Another Oil Pipeline Risk — on Keystone XL’s Route - 16 May 2019
Mountain Valley pipeline defends against safety accusations - 6 July 2023
Mountain Valley Pipeline developers defend not remediating pipe offsite in response to questioning of pipe integrity - 5 July 2023
MVP’s Diameter is Huge. Why Does That Matter? - 11 April 2023
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
NGO urges caution when transporting hydrogen via pipeline due to safety risks - 26 January 2023
Nord Stream pipes leaked ‘enormous’ amount of methane into atmosphere - 4 October 2022
North America’s decarbonization progress has ‘blind spots’: Siemens - 23 January 2023
North Dakota oil spill spotlights Obama delay on rules - 29 October 2013
North Dakota regulators reject permit for Summit CO2 pipeline; Summit intends to reapply - 11 August 2023
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
Operator Error Caused 400,000-Gallon Crude Oil Spill Outside Midland, Texas - 26 May 2023
OPINION: Carbon dioxide pipelines are under-regulated and dangerous - 2 March 2023
Opinion: Five years later, thoughts on an oil spill - 3 July 2016
Opinion: Hilcorp’s Cook Inlet leaks underscore Arctic risks - 8 April 2017
Oregon senators: Gas pipeline ‘not in the public interest’ - 27 July 2023
Permafrost melt threatens Alaska’s largest oil pipeline - 14 July 2021
PGW says its gas lines did not cause the Port Richmond explosion. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t gas - 11 January 2023
PHMSA readies work on ‘ambitious’ set of rules - 2 December 2022
Pipeline accidents, spills down 17% – report - 14 May 2020
Pipeline activists warn of ‘dangers’ of carbon dioxide pipelines, but backers say process safe - 21 October 2022
Pipeline break spills 45,000 gallons of diesel in Wyoming - 12 August 2022
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 agency with big task lacks key resources - 5 October 2022
Pipeline safety bill’s reauthorization will give regulators tools - 14 June 2016
Pipeline safety group earns major grant to grow team, add projects - 4 October 2022
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
Plan to convert natural gas pipeline to CO2 in Lincoln County raising concerns - 24 July 2022
Pressing Safety Concerns, Opponents of the Mountain Valley Pipeline Gear Up for the Next Round of Battle - 7 October 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
Public Service Commission Schedules Hearing to Discuss Protected Summit Pipeline Information - 7 June 2023
Push to build more CO2 pipelines and store vast amounts of the gas underground in Illinois raises alarms about safety regulations - 23 July 2023
Questions linger over pipe integrity oversight as Mountain Valley Pipeline water crossing work nears - 24 June 2023
Questions of carbon-capture pipeline safety - 7 July 2023
Radio Interview – CO2 Pipeline Safety Risks - 3 March 2023
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
Report: Michigan earns failing grade on pipeline information transparency - 16 November 2022
Risks for adding hydrogen energy to California gas systems are not worth the limited reward - 25 August 2023
Rural gas gathering pipelines kindle concerns about safety laws. - 27 December 2014
Rush to Build Carbon Pipelines Leaps Ahead of Federal Rules and Safety Standards - 1 July 2023
Safety Concerns Raised About Illinois’ CO2 Pipeline Projects - 31 July 2023
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
State: 201K Gallons of Oil Spill From Pipeline in Tennessee - 7 July 2022
Strange Bedfellows: Farmers and Big Greens square off against Biden and the GOP - 29 May 2022
Stretch of pipeline to be replaced after Orion blast - 15 January 2018
Summit wants pipeline route rejection reconsidered; faces long road if it has to reapply - 19 August 2023
TC Energy says Keystone pipeline returns to service - 29 December 2022
TC Energy says stress, weld fault caused Keystone oil spill - 9 February 2023
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 U.S. is expanding CO2 pipelines. One poisoned town wants you to know its story - 21 May 2023
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 Gas Pipelines to Get New Rules After 2018 Deadly Blasts - 24 August 2023
US pipeline conversions, gas flow reversals raise safety concerns - 22 November 2013
US Says Mountain Valley Pipe May Pose ‘Risk,’ Orders Testing (2) - 15 August 2023
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Methane emissions from pipelines cancel climate benefits of move to natural gas: Bill Caram - 28 April 2022
Waking Up From Pipe Dreams - 5 February 2023
We’re still waiting for confirmation on the health of Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. - 2 September 2015
West Texas gas operators released tons of excess emissions during June heat wave - 19 July 2023
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
White House lags on creation of carbon capture task forces - 24 April 2023
Who’s Afraid of a Carbon Capture Pipeline? - 3 July 2022
Why pipeline critics are important. - 26 November 2014
Will carbon capture help clean New Mexico’s power, or delay its transition? - 2 September 2022
Will carbon capture help clean New Mexico’s power, or delay its transition? - 29 June 2022
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
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Testimony to the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security for its Hearing on Ensuring the Safety of Our Nation’s Pipelines - 24 June 2010