Toughening

DOT Moves to Toughen Pipe Safety Laws

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a final ruleaimed at toughening the safety standards for large pipelinestransporting hazardous liquids through heavily populated andenvironmentally sensitive areas of the nation. The agency furtherindicated that a comparable rule for natural gas pipelines is onthe horizon.

November 13, 2000

DOT Moves to Toughen Pipe Safety Laws

The Department of Transportation (DOT) Friday issued a finalrule aimed at toughening safety standards for pipelinestransporting hazardous liquids through heavily populated andenvironmentally sensitive areas of the nation. The agency furtherindicated that a comparable rule for natural gas pipelines is onthe horizon.

November 7, 2000