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The Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) states that its mission is to protect people and the environment by advancing the safe transportation of energy and other hazardous materials that are essential to our daily lives. Previous Congresses and administrations have passed laws and promulgated rules with this dual mission of protecting people and the environment in mind, but typically PHMSA looks at near-term environmental effects when it comes to safety. Some Democrats want to use PHMSA as part of their broader environmental goals to have less carbon in general, and the recent PHMSA reauthorization especially emphasizes the environmental aspect of PHMSA s mission. The Biden Administration will undoubtedly place a renewed emphasis on environmental issues, but it remains to be seen whether it will go so far as to make pipeline safety a true environmental focus.