OIL AND GAS
Trump admin completes pipeline safety rule rollback
Gas pipeline operators are set to report fewer accidents and leaks to the federal government under regulations the Department of Transportation finalized today.
Mike is an Energywire reporter based in Dallas-Fort Worth. Since joining E&E News in 2013, he has written extensively about energy regulation and the impact of oil and gas development on communities, including hydraulic fracturing, air and water pollution, pipeline construction, traffic problems, and landowner disputes. He also covers state politics, business news and environmental issues. Before joining E&E News he was an energy reporter for Bloomberg News and wrote for several Texas newspapers including the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Gas pipeline operators are set to report fewer accidents and leaks to the federal government under regulations the Department of Transportation finalized today.
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