Experts say PG&E, authorities should have evacuated before Hayward gas explosion By Ethan Varian, East Bay Times (Dec. 21, 2025) "Robert Hall, a recently retired director of pipeline investigations for the National Transportation … [Read more...] about Experts say PG&E, authorities should have evacuated before Hayward gas explosion
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Comment to PHMSA on Pipeline Safety: Clarifying Recordkeeping Requirements for Testing in MAOP Reconfirmation Regulation (Docket No. PHMSA-2025-0117) September 2025
Pipeline Safety Trust Argues Federal Pipeline Agency Quietly Weakens Safety Rules
Pipeline Safety Trust filed a petition challenging a federal pipeline safety rule change and demanding the agency follow proper legal procedures - and now, in apparent response to that challenge, federal regulators have opened a public … [Read more...] about Pipeline Safety Trust Argues Federal Pipeline Agency Quietly Weakens Safety Rules
Petition for Reconsideration and Request for Stay of Effective Date of Final Rule: Clarifying Recordkeeping Requirements for Testing in MAOP Reconfirmation Regulation
PHMSA Should Require Rupture Mitigation Valves on Existing Gas Pipelines in High Consequence Areas
Advancements to rupture mitigation valve technology, used by pipeline operators to shut off the flow of gas or hazardous liquids in the event of a pipeline rupture, have been made and requirements adopted by the Pipeline and Hazardous … [Read more...] about PHMSA Should Require Rupture Mitigation Valves on Existing Gas Pipelines in High Consequence Areas
Trump’s PHMSA chief counsel spent years fighting regulations
Trump’s PHMSA chief counsel spent years fighting regulations By Mike Soraghan, Energywire (March 6, 2025) "Coyle’s new role has gotten the attention of Bill Caram, executive director of the Pipeline Safety Trust, a safety advocacy … [Read more...] about Trump’s PHMSA chief counsel spent years fighting regulations
Pipeline Safety Trust Submits Amicus Brief in Support of Important Gas Pipeline Safety Rule
The brief has been submitted to support the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), the federal pipeline regulator, as it defends its new rule created after the deadly 2010 San Bruno Tragedy that killed eight … [Read more...] about Pipeline Safety Trust Submits Amicus Brief in Support of Important Gas Pipeline Safety Rule
Gas Industry Continues to Fight Pipeline Safety Rule Created After the Deadly 2010 PG&E Tragedy in San Bruno, CA
The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) has filed a petition for review as it seeks to strip safety measures from PHMSA’s final rule, “Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: Repair Criteria, Integrity Management … [Read more...] about Gas Industry Continues to Fight Pipeline Safety Rule Created After the Deadly 2010 PG&E Tragedy in San Bruno, CA