2 days ago
Pipeline Operators Say High-Tech Tools Preclude Need for Expansive Safety Regulation
The 3.3 million-mile network of interstate pipelines pumping natural gas, crude oil, gasoline, and other hazardous fuels across the United States has been operating on auto-pilot for nearly two years.
In 2023, Congress' failed to reauthorize the Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2020 as required every three years, meaning for the last 20 months, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pipeline safety program has been in limbo.
