Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration News Updates

Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Pipeline Safety Agencys Senior Leaders Exit Amid Trump Push

Several senior executives at a key government regulatory body responsible for overseeing safety of the pipeline system will depart in the next three months, according to a memo.

February 27, 2025
Government, Safety

House Panel Advances Pipeline Bill

A five-year update of federal pipeline safety operations was recently approved by a subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives.

March 13, 2024
Government, Safety, Fuel

House Panel Advances PIPES Act, Targeting Pipeline Safety

Legislation designed to boost safety and efficiency along pipeline systems to improve supply chain connectivity was approved Dec. 6 by a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.

December 7, 2023
Government, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Several States Ask DOT for Rail Emergency Transparency Rule

Attorneys General from 13 states signed a letter to the DOT supporting a proposal to require railroads to make information about hazardous materials on trains available to emergency responders.

November 7, 2023
Business, Safety, Fuel, Government

ATA Petitions PHMSA to Make It Easier to Use Consolidation Bins for Hazmats

American Trucking Associations last week asked the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to facilitate the use of consolidation bins in transporting small packages of hazmat materials.

December 6, 2010
Business, Safety, Fuel, Government

Tanker Wetlines Rule Advances

PHOENIX The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration sent its new proposed wetlines regulation to the White House Office of Management and Budget on Oct. 15 for review.

October 25, 2010
Business, Safety, Fuel, Government

PHMSA Seeks to Eliminate Requirements for Special Permits to Haul Certain Hazmats

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has proposed a rule that would eliminate requirements for special permits to haul some hazmats, ranging from liquefied petroleum gas to anhydrous ammonia fertilizers.

August 2, 2010