Feds: State and Local Governments Have Plenty Of Leeway On Pipelines

PHMSA writes letter to CO2 companies clarifying what state and local governments have the power to do when it comes to pipelines. Spoiler alert: it's more than the companies have claimed.

For over a year, there has been a belief by many that state and local governments had little to say about the CO2 pipeline because of federal preemption. Counties, specifically, have been told there is little they can do to stop, reroute, or otherwise regulate these pipelines.

Last week, PHMSA (which is the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admini…