Bloomberg: Three years after an oil pipeline rupture in Michigan spilled 843,000 gallons of sludge, government regulators still havent produced promised rules to compel operators to detect leaks.
An oil spill in North Dakota last month and the continued debate over construction of TransCanada Corp. (TRP)s Keystone XL Pipeline have led to renewed criticism to the governments inaction on safety measures.
Its outrageous, Rick Kessler, Pipeline Safety Trusts president and a Washington lobbyist, said...