Press Releases
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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Over $32 Million in Grants to Support Local Hazardous Materials Safety Efforts
PHMSA 08-22
Contact: PHMSA Public Affairs
Email: PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov
Washington – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials...
DOT Announces Over $75.6 Million in Awards for Pipeline Safety Oversight and Enhancement Activities
PHMSA 09-22
Contact: PHMSA Public Affairs
Email: phmsa.publicaffairs@dot.gov
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials...
New Rule Strengthens Safety Requirements for more than 300,000 miles of Natural Gas Pipelines
PHMSA 07-22
Contact: PHMSA Public Affairs
Email: phmsapublicaffairs@dot.gov
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials...
New International Harmonization Rule Will Help Speed Up the Movement of Goods, Reduce Costs for Americans
PHMSA 06-22
Contact: PHMSA Public Affairs
Email: phmsa.publicaffairs@dot.gov
New regulation will save estimated $250 million over the next 10 years in...
PHMSA Announces New Safety Measures to Protect Americans From Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Failures After Satartia, MS Leak
PHMSA 05-22
Contact: PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...
USDOT Begins Accepting Applications for President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program Designed to Improve Pipeline Safety, Reduce Gas Distribution Leaks in Communities Across the Country
PHMSA 04-22
Contact: PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced today that the Department of...
PHMSA Issues Proposed Civil Penalty of Nearly $1 Million to Colonial Pipeline Company for Control Room Management Failures
PHMSA 03-22
Contact: PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov
WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous...
PHMSA Recognizes April as National Safe Digging Month
PHMSA 02-22
Contact: PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)...
PHMSA Announces Requirements for Pipeline Shut-off Valves to Strengthen Safety, Improve Response Efforts and Reduce Emissions
PHMSA 01-22
Contact: PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov
New rule will help improve public safety and reduce greenhouse gas emissions following pipeline failures...
New Rule Strengthens Pipeline Standards for Great Lakes, Coastal Waters - - Additional safety protocols enhance pipeline safety near sensitive waterways
PHMSA 07-21
Contact: phmsapublicaffairs@dot.gov
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued...