Category: PHMSA

Pipeline Spill Reaches Only Natural Lake in Texas, Despite EPA and Sunoco Claims

On October 13th Sunoco Logistics’ Mid-Valley pipeline leaked at least 4,000 barrels of crude oil into Tete Bayou, a tributary that feeds Caddo Lake. For the last two weeks Sunoco has maintained that no oil has reached the lake itself, claiming that the spill was fully contained within the tributary. The EPA is also covering …

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Texans Demand Answers for Suspicious Pipeline Shutdown

HOUSTON, TX– It’s been one week since pipeline operator TransCanada shut down its Keystone XL pipeline and federal regulators still have no idea why. Although TransCanada claims that “planned maintenance” was responsible for the shut down, The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has not made any inquiries as to why this brand new …

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Questions Raised About Integrity of Keystone XL’s Southern Route After Conditions Added for Northern Leg

Excellent piece written by photojournalist Julie Dermansky. Originally posted on Desmogblog.com   The Keystone XL pipeline’s southern route passes under Eleanor Fairchild’s Texas property, so she got angry when she learned that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has added two new conditions to the 57 already required for construction of the pipeline’s …

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