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Federal regulators to host CO2 pipeline meeting in Des Moines By Shane Butterfield, Community Newspaper Group (May 30, 2023) “There’s no requirement to add an odorant into the pipeline so that the public could know t (Read More)

Operator Error Caused 400,000-Gallon Crude Oil Spill Outside Midland, Texas By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News (May 26, 2023) Pipeline safety groups and oil and gas watchdog organizations said the spill represents b (Read More)

Group of experts discuss the dangers of CO2 pipelines in North Dakota By Christina Randall, KX News (May 26, 2023) “Carbonic acid is extremely corrosive to pipes. Right now, from these natural sources, there is not a l (Read More)

Environmental groups seek Biden moratorium on carbon dioxide pipelines By Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch (May 25, 2023) “There’s no requirement to add an odorant into the pipeline so that the public could know t (Read More)

Keystone pipeline owners knew of defect years before Kansas spill By Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector (May 22, 2023) Bill Caram, executive director of Pipeline Safety Trust, said any failure that affects the environment is (Read More)

The U.S. is expanding CO2 pipelines. One poisoned town wants you to know its story By Julia Simon, NPR (May 21, 2023) But the rupture in Satartia underscores growing concerns across communities that face the prospect of (Read More)

Court axes federal valve rule for gathering pipelines By Mike Soraghan, Politico/Energy Wire (May 17, 2023) “A pipeline safety group blasted the ruling, saying gathering lines can be just as big and operate under t (Read More)

A 12,000-Barrel Oil Pipeline Spill Exposes Years of Lax Oversight By Robert Tuttle and Ari Natter, Bloomberg (May 17, 2023) “The books aren’t strong enough,” said Bill Caram, executive director of the Pipeline Safe (Read More)

Consultants: Design issues, operations lapses led to big Kansas oil spill By John Hanna and Josh Funk, Associated Press (May 16, 2023) “But Bill Caram, executive director of the Pipeline Safety Trust watchdog group (Read More)

A crucial climate technology provokes fears in oil country By Ben Lefebvre and Zack Colman, Politico (May 16, 2023) “As illustrated by the Satartia explosion, the dangers are real. A pipeline carrying carbon dioxid (Read More)