Topic: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Opinion Smoking gun in West, Texas, fertilizer blast: lack of government oversight

While the cause of the blast in West, Texas, is still undetermined, what is clear is that the West Fertilizer Company stored large quantities of reactive products in the middle of a small town with little state or federal oversight. Citizens must be empowered to act when regulators don't.

Why did West, Texas, build homes and a school next to a 'time bomb'?

ExxonMobil pipeline spill triggers lawsuit

For Keystone XL foes, oozing Canadian crude in Arkansas spill is black gold (+video)

Energy Voices Will leak detection end the oil pipeline impasse?

Energy Voices How do you spot a leaking oil pipeline?

West Virginia gas pipeline explosion – just a drop in the disaster bucket

Energy Voices Unnatural disasters: What can be done about natural gas pipeline explosions?

Energy Voices Fuel truck explosion kills 23 in Saudi Arabia; Are US trucks safe?

Commonly used rail car has dangerous design flaw

Alaska oil pipeline has safety and environmental risks

Oil spills hit on land, too: Aging pipelines imperil Midwest

Pipeline in Michigan oil spill had been cited for corrosion