The U.S. Department of Transportation’s PHMSA division announced that they will be accepting applications for grants of up to $50,000 to help communities be better informed about the role of pipelines in their community. There is a total of $1 million dollars to be awarded. The projects in the past have included technology solutions, public…
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According to an article by Dow Jones & Co., Inc., Shell remains confident it will be able to start exploring for oil in the Arctic Ocean. Shell has been seeking permits to drill off the north coast of Alaska for several years. The company has already spent more than $4 billion to prepare for exploratory…
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In a bit of twist on the 2010 pipeline explosion that rocked San Bruno, the San Francisco city attorney recently filed a lawsuit against the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). In September 2010, a pipeline owned by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) exploded in a San Bruno neighborhood burning down several dozen homes,…
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