The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that following a barrage of criticism from municipal officials across Canada, National Energy Board head Peter Watson has decided to review how much pipeline emergency response information can be withheld from the public by energy companies. The Globe's Mark Hume writes that mayors are concerned about the "lack of transparency regarding emergency management information from pipeline companies the NEB regulates." Mr. Watson says he is not "happy with the amount of emergency response information that pipeline companies or the NEB has been sharing with the public." The NEB will be accepting public comment until June 25. Then the agency "will respond in [a] meaningful and measured way," to the concerns expressed. Pipeline companies have been withholding details on their emergency response plans, citing commercial and security reasons. But critics, especially in British Columbia where Enbridge's Northern Gateway and Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline proposals are under scrutiny, say the public needs to know what the risks are and how pipeline companies plan to respond to accidents. Mr. Watson hinted he shares those concerns.