Sentences with phrase «pipeline safety regulators»

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All the while, regulators in both countries are coming down hard on the pipeline companies in the wake of a scathing assessment by the National Transportation Safety Board, released in Washington in July, of the causes behind a disastrous Enbridge spill in Kalamazoo, Mich., two years ago.

«How can any regulator, in this case the Nebraska PSC, even begin to make an informed decision about [Keystone XL] without considering pipeline safety, the risk of leaks and spills, and the potential environmental effect of spills?

NRDC and other environmental groups have called on government regulators to identify risks associated with tar sands pipelines and develop safety regulations to address those risks before any new dilbit pipelines are built.

UPDATE V: «A coalition led by the National Wildlife Federation is demanding a moratorium on pending tar sands pipelines — including the Keystone XL — until regulators establish new rules to ensure their safety,» reports Lisa Song at InsideClimate News: