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Lawmakers, Watchdogs Press for Updated Leak-Detection Rules and Action on Risky Pipeline Materials
Summary
Senators and safety witnesses said leak-survey rules are outdated, pointed to methane emissions and material failures tied to fatalities, and recommended mandatory modern leak-detection rules, removal of known-prone materials and geohazard regulations.
Senators and witnesses at the Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing said existing rules on leak surveys and several pipeline materials and geohazard vulnerabilities are out of date and have contributed to fatal incidents.
The matter is significant because witnesses tied decades-old regulatory gaps and material failures to recent deaths, injuries and high-emission events that affect public safety and the environment.
Senator Gary Peters summarized the stakes in Michigan: “The Great Lakes is a source of drinking water for over 40,000,000 people,” he said, and described repeated…
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