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In eastern Montana, a new oil pipeline comes with perils and a potential payday By Ellis Juhlin, Nora Mabie, & Jacob Olness, Grist (Oct. 29, 2026) “In 2023, Bridger and pipeline company Belle Fourche agre (Read More)

PHMSA proposes a new safety rule for LNG facilities By The Newsroom, EnergyNews (Oct. 28, 2026) “The Pipeline Safety Trust responded that Congress had not asked for a cost-saving rule. Trade associations backed ado (Read More)

PHMSA warns of ‘system-wide’ spill risk for major pipeline operator By Mike Soraghan, Politico (Oct. 23, 2026) Bill Caram, executive director of the Pipeline Safety Trust, an advocacy group, said PHMSA’ (Read More)

Near Kathryn, North Dakota, a weld built with a 15 degree misalignment cracked for a decade before the Keystone line gave way, and investigators traced 3,500 barrels to a flaw baked in at the mill By Hugo Rojas, Energies (Read More)

New Mexico pipeline incidents on the rise as EPA plans regulatory rollbacks for oil and gas By John Miller, Albuquerque Journal (Oct. 8, 2026) “I think people are generally surprised to learn that there is a signif (Read More)

Dallas blast killed 3, but the federal review of Atmos’ safety is still under wraps By Leslie Sattler, The Cooldown (Oct. 6, 2026) Bill Caram, executive director of the Pipeline Safety Trust, told the paper, “ (Read More)

A $390 Million Pipeline Rule Leans On Inspection Data Vouched For Mostly By Industry By Dara Abasi-Ita, Forbes (Oct. 4, 2026) “Nor is the industry the only voice in the record. In comments on PHMSA’s earlier adva (Read More)

Two years before Oak Cliff explosion, feds looked into Atmos’ safety practices. What came of it? By Sue Ambrose, Dallas Morning News (Oct. 1, 2026) Bill Caram, executive director of the Pipeline Safety Trust, expre (Read More)

Enbridge Line 5 spill prompts calls for state disaster declaration By Jessica Gatzow, WTMJ (Sept. 17, 2026) “It’s in the largest five [highly volatile liquid spills] in the entire country in those 40 years. . . and i (Read More)

ENBRIDGE RESTARTS LINE 5 IN IRON COUNTY, WISCONSIN DNR CRIES FOUL OVER BYPASS By Derek Lawson, Hoodline (Sept. 15, 2026) “The trouble traces back to August 25, when an unoccupied flatbed truck rolled into an open c (Read More)