California's climate goals anticipate a hydrogen buildout, so legislators are right to want to get a safety regulator in place before the pipelines arrive. But hydrogen is not just another fuel: it ignites more easily than natural gas, … [Read more...] about California’s Hydrogen Pipeline Bill Puts Safety Oversight in the Wrong Hands and Doesn’t Meaningfully Address Safety
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Why did Trump reopen California’s Santa Barbara oil pipeline after 11 years? Explained
Why did Trump reopen California's Santa Barbara oil pipeline after 11 years? Explained By Durva More, Hindustan Times (July 14, 2026) "Safety experts say the pipeline design remains vulnerable to corrosion. Bill Caram, Executive … [Read more...] about Why did Trump reopen California’s Santa Barbara oil pipeline after 11 years? Explained
California Blocked an Oil Pipeline in Santa Barbara. Trump Forced It Open.
California Blocked an Oil Pipeline in Santa Barbara. Trump Forced It Open. By Soumya Karlamangla, The New York Times (July 13, 2026) That corrosion is a symptom of a design flaw in that kind of pipe, said Bill Caram, executive … [Read more...] about California Blocked an Oil Pipeline in Santa Barbara. Trump Forced It Open.
California’s First Carbon Capture Project Is Up and Running. Environmentalists Are Still Trying To Stop It.
California’s First Carbon Capture Project Is Up and Running. Environmentalists Are Still Trying To Stop It. By Emma Foehringer Merchant, Inside Climate News (July 3, 2026) "Amanda McKay, the state policy adviser at the Pipeline Safety … [Read more...] about California’s First Carbon Capture Project Is Up and Running. Environmentalists Are Still Trying To Stop It.
Pipeline Safety Trust Opposes the California Senate’s Bill on Hydrogen Pipeline Safety
SB 804 is fundamentally flawed: it would assign hydrogen pipeline safety to the wrong state regulator and cut the public out of the rulemaking process. Bellingham, WASHINGTON - [June 22, 2026] – While it is important that … [Read more...] about Pipeline Safety Trust Opposes the California Senate’s Bill on Hydrogen Pipeline Safety
Letter of Opposition to California Senate Bill 804 Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act
Family sues PG&E, Alameda Co. and contractors after Hayward-area explosion obliterates home
Family sues PG&E, Alameda Co. and contractors after Hayward-area explosion obliterates home By Bay City News, ABC 7 (May 13, 2026) " A family whose Hayward-area home was obliterated in a PG&E pipeline explosion last year filed … [Read more...] about Family sues PG&E, Alameda Co. and contractors after Hayward-area explosion obliterates home
PHMSA’s Abdication of its Duty on Sable’s Santa Ynez Pipeline
In 2015, Plains All American Pipeline’s line 901 (now CA-324, part of what is known as the Las Flores Pipeline System) ruptured and leaked 123,000 gallons of crude oil onto the Gaviota Coast. The community and the environment were … [Read more...] about PHMSA’s Abdication of its Duty on Sable’s Santa Ynez Pipeline