Company Behind NC Pipeline Spill Inspected Less Than 50% In 2019, Improperly Kept Records

According to an annual inspection report filed with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Colonial Pipeline — whose 5,602 mile interstate pipeline spilled over 1,200,000 gallons of gas in Huntersville, NC last August— only inspected a maximum of 2,542 unique miles of pipe in 2019, accounting for roughly 45% of the…