Feds seek new rules to mitigate oil train derailments
Timothy Cama - 07/14/16 09:57 AM EDT
Federal regulators are proposing new rules aimed at mitigating the effects of derailments, spills...
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Feds fault pipeline company in California oil spill
Timothy Cama - 05/19/16 04:54 PM EDT
Federal investigators are faulting the pipeline owner in last year’s rupture on California’s coast.
Regulators seek new rules for natural gas pipelines
Timothy Cama - 03/17/16 04:37 PM EDT
The rules would expand federal safety standards to a bigger group of pipelines.
Feds blame pipeline corrosion for Santa Barbara oil spill
Timothy Cama - 02/18/16 10:21 AM EST
External corrosion on an oil pipeline was the main cause of last year’s oil spill on California’s...
Overnight Energy: Lawmakers slam pipeline regulators
Timothy Cama and Devin Henry - 07/14/15 05:57 PM EDT
Lawmakers claimed extreme delays in implementing a 2011 pipeline safety law.
Obama to fill chief safety regulator roles for railroads, pipelines
Timothy Cama - 05/29/15 03:36 PM EDT
The key safety posts have been vacant through various high-profile disasters.
NTSB calls for replacing oil trains more quickly
Keith Laing - 04/06/15 05:47 PM EDT
The agency said a 10-year timetable established by regulators is “excessively long.”
OVERNIGHT REGULATION: Citi-spank
Ben Goad and Tim Devaney - 07/14/14 06:26 PM EDT
The DOJ's settlement with Citibank includes the largest civil penalty of its kind.
Senate Dem: Oil industry paying 'lip service' to freight rail safety
Keith Laing - 04/07/14 06:09 PM EDT
The chairman of the Senate committee that oversees transportation issues said Monday that oil...
Obama signs pipeline safety bill
Timothy Cama - 06/22/16 02:43 PM EDT
The PIPES Act has new mandates for PHMSA.
House committee passes pipeline safety bill
Timothy Cama - 04/27/16 03:07 PM EDT
The bill was changed to reflect demands from Democrats.
Pipeline regulators pressed to act on gas storage leaks
Timothy Cama - 02/25/16 12:16 PM EST
Lawmakers repeatedly pressed the pipeline safety agency to crack down on the potential for leaks at...
Feds to ban e-cigarettes in checked airline luggage
Keith Laing - 10/27/15 01:17 PM EDT
The DOT said e-cigarettes can cause fires and explosions on planes.
GOP chairman: Feds dropped the ball in Calif. oil spill
Timothy Cama - 07/14/15 01:32 PM EDT
Fred Upton said the administration missed key regulatory deadlines.
GOP rep criticizes Obama administration for transport vacancies
Keith Laing - 04/14/15 11:45 AM EDT
Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) lamented the lack of nominees for rail and pipeline agencies.
OVERNIGHT REGULATION: Groups squawk over poultry rule
Ben Goad and Tim Devaney - 07/31/14 06:46 PM EDT
Feathers are ruffled over the Agriculture Department’s poultry inspection overhaul.
Heitkamp wants more money for oil train safety
Keith Laing - 04/09/14 03:29 PM EDT
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) pressed Senate appropriators to give more money to programs that...
