Congress berates PHMSA for lax permitting policy

United States House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.) said of the Transportation Department’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA):

This agency needs a house cleaning," Oberstar said. "Safety is not a one-time snapshot; it's continued vigilance... and this agency has lost its way and along the way has developed a very cozy relationship with the industry it regulates.

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