WASHINGTON — Federal pipeline safety regulators have not implemented dozens of recommendations and some requirements from the National Transportation Safety Board or certain elements of pipeline ...

Two former inspectors say they were "run off" after flagging problems on an ethane pipeline near Pittsburgh. Their claims highlight builders' control over safety checks. Two former pipeline inspectors ...

Regulators are looking at a ticking time clock for covered entities in the gas transmission industry to ensure their compliance with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s “Mega ...

Minnesota’s construction industry got a big win last year when state lawmakers passed an industry-supported bill designed to improve safety on projects that require digging near underground utilities.

On Oct. 6, 2025, a bipartisan foursome from the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation introduced the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025. The proposal aims to “enhance the safety of pipeline ...

The 2020 rupture of a carbon dioxide pipeline in a Mississippi village that poisoned dozens of people inspired a slate of new safety regulations, proposed in the last week of Joe Biden’s presidency.

Not very long ago, the expectations for the bill to reauthorize the pipeline safety programs of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) were summarized by one energy sector ...

UPPER MAKEFIELD — In response to the Sunoco Twin Oaks pipeline leak that contaminated at least six private wells in Upper Makefield earlier this year, Bucks County Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) ...

The US Congress is close to passing pipeline safety legislation. Action is overdue. But it's an election year, when politics can breed destructive surprises. And attention to a controversial energy ...

One of the leading causes of damage to underground gas pipelines happens during minor household and yard projects, like planting a hedge, installing a mailbox, or digging a trench for a sprinkler ...