US EditionBill Targets Deadly Pipeline Risks After West Reading Blast
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Bill Targets Deadly Pipeline Risks After West Reading Blast
WASHINGTON, D.C. — New federal legislation aims to reduce the risk of deadly gas explosions by requiring pipeline operators to identify and address aging plastic infrastructure linked to past incidents, including the 2023 West Reading disaster. What This Means for You Gas utilities could be required to locate and report risky aging pipelines New safety rules may improve monitoring and maintenance of older systems The proposal follows fatal expl…
Houlahan leads Pennsylvania colleagues in introducing bill to prevent plastic pipeline tragedies
Tuesday, on the third anniversary of the deadly explosion at the R.M. Palmer Company chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) led nine bipartisan Pennsylvania colleagues in introducing the Preventing Future Vintage Plastic Pipeline Tragedies Act. The Preventing Future Vintage Plastic Pipeline Tragedies Act legislation will help to prevent future pipeline accidents caused by hazardous legacy plastic …
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