Just one U.S. senator is blocking a bill that would strengthen safety rules for oil and gas pipelines. The senator isn’t opposed to any particular part of the bill; he simply doesn’t like any additional federal regulation at all.

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Tags: less federal regulation, National Transportation Safety Board, new safety regulations, Pacific Gas & Electric, pipeline safety bill, San Bruno pipeline explosion, Sen. Rand Paul, Tea Party

Federal investigators looking into a fatal duck boat collision last year have provided more evidence that transportation and cell phones don’t mix.

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Tags: cell phone, duck boat crash, fatal collision, National Transportation Safety Board

“Safety needs to come from the top.” You’ve probably heard that one before. However, a federal agency had to remind a public transit provider of that again in its report on what caused a fatal train crash in Washington, DC.

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Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, train crash, Washington DC Metro