A proposed mine safety test facility to be located in Mace, WV, straddling the Pocahontas-Randolph county line, has been approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), despite strong opposition over environmental issues from conservation groups in WV,
Underground mine safety test center near Snowshoe gets green light
- – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 10/26/21
Whistleblowers say ‘bad seeds’ undermine pipeline safety
- – E&E Energywire – 7/15/21
New GAO report on pipeline safety released
The General Accountability Office (GAO), a research agency that is part of the U.S. Congress, released a new study last month on pipeline safety. Performance Measures Needed to Assess Recent Changes to Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Regulations was released June 22.
Feds falling short on pipeline safety
U.S. regulator tells pipeline operators to prepare methane curbs
- – Reuters – 6/7/21
Bondurant: Why was press blocked from tree-sitter removal?
- – The Roanoke Times – 3/27/21
Pipeline agency braces for Biden climate overhaul
- – E&E Energywire – 1/29/21
PHMSA staff concerned about agency-industry ties —IG
- – E&E Energywire – 1/19/21