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Tales and lessons from the NTSB report, Part 1
If you haven't seen it yet, the NTSB Pipeline Accident Report on the 2010 Enbridge spill in Marshall, Michigan is a riveting-- and revealing-- document. Still, we understand that 100-plus pages of fact-finding released by a federal regulatory agency isn't exactly...
Three core issues for landowners, residents: Part 3
In the first two installments of our three-part series on core issues for landowners and residents affected by the Enbridge Line 6B project (and that's pretty much all of us!) we discussed individual landowner negotiations and local consent. In our discussion of the...
U.S. orders major Enbridge oil pipeline review after leak
From Reuters: "PHMSA has communicated its longstanding concerns about this pattern of failures with (Enbridge) over the past several years," PHMSA wrote in the amendment to its order. "Given the nature, circumstances, and gravity of this pattern of accidents,...
Brandon Township continues questioning
More excellent reporting by Susan Bromley of The Citizen in Brandon. The Brandon Township board and its attorney, showing great leadership, are taking the issue of local consent very seriously. Will other townships follow their...
“Systemic deficiency”
The NTSB final report has been released in its entirety-- and "it just gets worse." Here's a small taste: "Although these deficiencies involved different elements of Enbridge's operations, and may appear unrelated, taken together they suggest a systemic deficiency in...





