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Iowa Pipeline Association Offers Safety Training

A group focused on pipeline safety in Iowa is offering training. The Iowa Pipeline Association is conducting training scenarios throughout February at various locations around the state. The training sessions began Monday in Spencer, and several more are scheduled through …

Oil Spill Panel Makes Recommendations to Montana Governor

A council appointed to come up with pipeline safety improvements in Montana following last year’s Yellowstone River crude spill has offered its recommendations to the governor’s office. The Montana Oil Pipeline Safety Review Council called for pipeline technology upgrades by …

Few Pipeline Plans Account for River Risks

Federal officials investigating a pipeline break that spilled 1,500 barrels of oil into a Montana river said Wednesday that few companies take river erosion and other risks into account when evaluating pipeline safety. In recent months, several companies have completed …