- – Jonathan Sokolow; Medium – 8/15/19
Explosions in Three States Highlight Dangers of Aging Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
- – DeSmog – 8/6/19
Mountain Valley Pipeline Contractor Has a History of Killing its Own Workers
- – Blue Virginia – 8/1/19
Construction materials for pipeline washed into Smith Mountain Lake
- – The Roanoke Times – 7/17/19
Pipeline Safety Hearing Highlights Regulatory Shortcomings
“A major, overarching problem with the federal pipeline safety program is that it takes the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) too long to finalize Congressional mandates.” So stated Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee at a June 19 hearing before the group’s Energy Subcommittee to address “Legislative Solutions to Make Our Nation’s Pipelines Safer.”
The hearing focused on two legislative proposals:
- Discussion Draft: The Safer Pipelines Act of 2019
- 2139: The Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act
During the hearing,
Delays raise new questions for the Mountain Valley Pipeline
- – The Roanoke Times – 6/15/19
Safety Threats of ACP Highlighted to PHMSA
No further work on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline should occur until safety threats can be fully assessed and remedied according to a comprehensive letter sent this week to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), an agency of the U.S.
Reps Overseeing Pipeline Safety are Profiting From Pipeline Companies
- – Sludge – 5/1/19
Feds warn companies on landslide hazards
- – E&E News – 5/2/19
The Hidden Risk in the Fracking Boom
- – Rolling Stone – 2/20/19