Trains carrying more oil across U.S. amid boom

BILLINGS, Mont. | Energy companies behind the oil boom on the Northern Plains are increasingly turning to an industrial-age workhorse — the locomotive — to move their crude to refineries across the U.S., as plans for new pipelines stall and existing lines can't keep up with demand.

IDEM holding public hearing on Enbridge applications

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is holding a public hearing Dec. 18 in LaPorte on two applications Enbridge Energy LP has filed as a result of planned water quality impacts for its new Line 6B pipeline project.

Local residents pipe up with Enbridge concerns

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

NIRPC committee grills Enbridge on pipeline project

PORTAGE | Representatives from Enbridge Energy Partners LP told a group of about 100 people Thursday morning the company has learned from past oil spills and will be safer because of them going forward.

Enbridge to address NIRPC environmental committee

Pipeline safety advocate wants more transparency with data

Pipelines run above ground along Avenue H in Griffith. The Calumet Region sits on top of hundreds of miles of pipelines carrying products including natural gas liquids and crude oil.

Pipelines carrying fuel products a fact of life in Calumet Region

It's no longer a matter of if an oil spill or natural gas leak could occur in northern Indiana because both have happened here.

Pipelines carrying fuel products a fact of life in Calumet Region

Pipelines run above ground along Avenue H near Kennedy Avenue in Griffith. The entire Calumet Region sits on top of hundreds of miles of pipelines carrying millions of gallons of natural gas, crude oil and refined petroleum products every day. The region is a major hub for the transportation…

MAP: Pipelines in Northwest Indiana

These pipeline locations were gleaned from the collaborative GIS project IndianaMap.org.