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Invisible Threat
Philly Gas Works gets rate hike to replace dangerous lines
Philadelphia Gas Works expects to shave 40 years off its schedule to replace some of the oldest, most dangerous gas distribution pipes in the nation, ...
Gas sniffers ready for papal duty in Philadelphia
While legions of security personnel scan crowds, windows and rooftops for potential dangers during Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia, another group will be sniffing around ...
Millions needed to replace at-risk natural gas pipes in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's highest-risk natural gas distribution system needs to raise millions of dollars a year to accelerate the replacement of its aged, dangerous pipelines, state regulators ...
NTSB: Better oversight needed to prevent natural gas pipeline accidents
Operators and regulators of the country's largest natural gas pipelines need to beef up safety to prevent major accidents such as the explosion that torched ...
Philadelphia natural gas pipe system 'at risk' for tragedy, PUC chief says
Almost half of Philadelphia's natural gas distribution system is considered "at risk" for a tragedy, and the 80 years estimated to replace the worst pipelines ...
Former pipeline safety chief: Better rules needed on gas gathering lines
Size matters. At least, it should when it comes to regulating more than 230,000 miles of pipelines that gather natural gas in drilling fields across the ...
Rural gas gathering pipelines kindle concerns about safety laws
An estimated 230,000 miles of natural gas pipelines across the United States — some of them among the largest and highest-pressure pipes in use — ...
Lack of government inspectors leaves gas pipeline inspections to utilities
Two men dangled in a metal bucket off the West End Bridge, suspended more than 60 feet above the Ohio River by a long, hydraulic ...
Decrepit Pa. natural gas utility pipelines years from upgrade
A child born today will be ready to graduate from high school by the time local natural gas utilities remove their last cast iron and ...
Location of natural gas lines, whether leaking shrouded from public
The hidden, aging labyrinth that is the natural gas distribution network in Pennsylvania last year sprang more than 31,000 leaks — averaging one every 17 ...
Aging natural gaslines pose hidden threat across U.S.
Early one recent morning in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, a crew of utility workers in hard hats and neon yellow safety vests worked to defuse ...
Replacement costs go far beyond the pipe for gas companies
When a gas company breaks pavement to replace old pipe, the pipe is just part of the cost. "When you're doing this kind of work in ...
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