Proposed pipeline safety rule changes tee up debate over information, data

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Proposed changes to federal pipeline safety rules could spark debates over information gathering and public data, according to experts. On first reading, the revisions made public on April 15 largely clean up ambiguous regulations crafted by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, stakeholders said. Yet the proposals, which fulfill President Donald Trump’s orders to cut red tape and support the energy industry, contain several changes that touch on sensitive subjects in the evolution of pipeline safety oversight.