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New rule to boost safety standards on pipelines

The US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently announced that it has passed a rule to boost safety requirements on the country's oil and refined products pipelines.

PHMSA releases new rule on emergency authority

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (a US Department of Transportation agency) (PHMSA) recently released an interim final rule (IFR) establishing procedures to implement new imminent hazard authority created by the PIPES Act of 2016.

FERC outlines advisory role for EPA rule

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a policy statement which outlined the ways in which it will advise the Environmental Protection Agency on requests for extended deadlines for electric generators to comply with the new mercury and air toxins standards rulings.