The first article that I chose discusses protecting natural gas pipelines. The author of this article is Brigham McCown. A little insight into McCown, from 2003 till 2007, he was a senior executive at the United States Department of Transportation & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). In 2006 he helped to write the PIPES Act of 2006, to improve safety and to increase the government’s responsibily with it’s role in the pipeline industry. Cooperative federalism is where the federal government and the states work together to fix a problwm instead of fighting and getting nowhere. This article is a direct example of cooperative federalism.
The safety of the pipelines is a shared responsibility by the states and the federal government.
The safety of the pipelines is a shared responsibility by the states and the federal government.