Surveyor candidates make more waves

CROWN POINT | The Lake County surveyor and his re-election challenger traded another flurry of accusations.

NWI officials want safety assurances on new oil pipeline

Officials in three counties and an environmental conservation organization support the plan to replace Enbridge Energy Partners LP's aging Line 6B oil pipeline with a new state-of-the-art system.

Local residents pipe up with Enbridge concerns

Bill LaFever doesn't want to fight, but he isn't afraid to, either.

Enbridge planning $1.9 billion in pipeline replacement projects

Enbridge Energy Partners LP expects to begin construction this year on part of a $1.9 billion effort to replace a pipeline originating in Griffith that had a segment rupture and release more than 800,000 gallons of oil in southwest Michigan in July 2010.

Foul odor result of Enbridge pipeline testing, police say

Residents in areas near Enbridge Energy's terminal in Griffith may receive some relief from a foul odor permeating neighborhoods since Friday.

Pipeline safety advocate wants more transparency with data

Indiana and Illinois are among states that need to do a better job of providing information to the public to evaluate the safety of pipelines in their area, according to results from a study released Monday from a watchdog organization.

EDITORIAL: Pipelines out of sight, not out of mind

The new federal initiative to address pipeline safety is overdue but welcome.

Transportation chief: Pipeline safety critical

Federal regulators unveiled a national pipeline safety initiative Monday to repair and replace aging pipelines and prevent potentially catastrophic incidents. Northwest Indiana and the Midwest were home to a number of critical pipeline failures in 2010.

Transportation chief: Pipeline safety critical

Federal regulators unveiled a national pipeline safety initiative Monday to repair and replace aging pipelines and prevent potentially catastrophic incidents. Northwest Indiana and the Midwest were home to a number of critical pipeline failures in 2010.