BOSTON (SHNS) – Gas companies were told late Wednesday night they need to immediately begin ratcheting down the amount of money they can bill customers for efforts to replace old and leaking natural ...

Prior to placing newly installed natural gas piping and valves in service, systems must be properly cleaned to remove potentially damaging foreign material that is inherently left behind during ...

States have long encouraged accelerated pipe replacement to prevent deadly explosions. But a growing number of climate advocates wonder whether installing long-lasting pipelines gets in the way of a ...

Founded in 1950 as the Thermoplastic Pipe Division of the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), the organization later ...

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In all, the company set aside $1 billion to cover death, injury and property losses that occurred in three cities in Massachusetts during work to replace century-old cast iron pipes with high density ...

We accept a lot of risks in life. In every year since 1946, at least 30,000 people have been killed in car accidents on U.S. highways. In some years, that number exceeded 50,000. Yet we continue to ...

So much of what makes Massachusetts appealing to live or visit is its rich history and the historic value of its buildings and streets. Walking through many communities across the commonwealth is like ...

In a recent Baltimore Sun guest commentary entitled “Who’s to blame for Maryland’s rising utility bills,” Paul Pinsky, director of the Maryland Energy Association, writes about energy costs and lays ...