by Kyle Davidson | May 8, 2026 | Enbridge, Environmental disasters, federal regulators, Line 5, Michigan, News, OIL AND GAS PIPELINES, oil spills, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
While attorneys for a major Canadian pipeline company argue that federal regulators hold sole authority in regulating pipelines across the country, a recent report argues that national-level oversight is not strict enough to prevent oil spills and other safety concerns. Enbridge, which operates the controversial Line 5 pipeline, is currently embroiled in legal battles with state officials…
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by Jesse Coburn | Nov 21, 2025 | car crash, Department of Transportation, Deregulation, News, PHMSA, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Pipelines, Public Safety, railroads, Sean Duffy, Transportation, Trump Administration
On its face, the rule proposed in July by the country’s pipeline-safety regulator seemed innocuous. The regulator, a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation called the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, was proposing what looked like minor, bureaucratic changes to its process for issuing regulatory waivers. Between the lines, PHMSA watchers saw a much more…
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