Pipeline safety bill’s reauthorization will give regulators tools

Pipeline safety bill’s reauthorization will give regulators tools 

By Debra Erdley, TribLive (June 14, 2016) – “Safety advocates said one of the provisions of the so-called PIPES Act of 2016 could come into play at the completion of the investigation of the Texas Eastern natural gas pipeline explosion in Salem Township. ‘Now PHMSA can issue an emergency order to make the entire industry make improvements without going through years of struggle,’ said Carl Weimer, executive director of the Pipeline Safety Trust.”