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Environmental

Jun. 25, 2016

After leak, Obama re-ups pipeline safety

Securing America's Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act, and ensuing proposed regulations, will subject thousands of miles of pre-1970 pipelines to verification and testing. By Michael N. Mills and Shannon L. Morrissey

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By Michael N. Mills and Shannon L. Morrissey

Natural gas has received much attention lately, especially following the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak in Southern California. Concerns about the impact of methane emissions and the critique of federal oversight of pipeline and storage safety culminated in recent pipeline safety legislation. Congress amended the Pipelines Safety Act by passing S.2276 (114th Congress, 2015-2016) - otherwise known as th...

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