A Horrific Gas Leak Prompted CO2 Pipeline Safety Rules. Trump Removed Them.

Donald Trump Is Walking Back Pipeline Safety Regulations

The 2020 rupture of a carbon dioxide pipeline in a Mississippi village that poisoned dozens of people inspired a slate of new safety regulations, proposed in the last week of Joe Biden’s presidency. Donald Trump has withdrawn the proposed rules.

Trump administration cancels new carbon pipeline safety rules

The Trump administration has withdrawn proposed carbon dioxide pipeline safety regulations, initially drafted after a catastrophic 2020 pipeline rupture in Mississippi, while appointing former industry lobbyists to oversee pipeline safety.Emily Sanders and Dana Drugmand report for The Lever and ExxonKnews.In short:The Department of Transportation had proposed stricter safety rules after a pipeline failure in Satartia, Mississippi, hospitalized n…

A Horrific Gas Leak Prompted CO2 Pipeline Safety Rules. Trump Removed Them.

Now the new regulator overseeing these matters worked previously as a lobbyist for the pipeline industry.

Safety rules for Big Oil’s CO2 pipelines in limbo

Illustration by Tess AbbotThis article is being co-published with The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, click here to get The Lever’s free newsletter.The Trump administration has withdrawn a slate of proposed carbon dioxide safety regulations inspired by a pipeline failure that sent nearly 50 people to the hospital with “zombie”-like symptoms, and the new regulator overseeing these matters previously worked as a lobbyist …