FARGO - Some North Dakota residents fear state officials aren't doing enough to protect them from the negative impacts of a controversial oil pipeline that runs through the eastern part of the state.

The Canadian company trying to build the disputed Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S. submitted a new application for the project Friday after changing the route to avoid environmentally sensitive land ...

TransCanada said that the incident occurred in a relatively remote area about two kilometres away from any houses and, while the escaping gas did catch fire, there were no reports of any injuries.