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Deadly New York Explosion Highlights Urgent Need To Fix City's Crumbling Gas Lines
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Deadly New York Explosion Highlights Urgent Need To Fix City's Crumbling Gas Lines
Sun, 2014-03-16 15:39 — Maeryn Obleyhuffingtonpost.com - March 13th, 2014 - Saki Knafo, Chris Kirkham
Public officials and engineers have long warned about the dangers posed by the outdated, moldering pipelines that snake beneath the streets of major cities like New York, feeding gas into the furnaces of millions of homes.
For nearly two decades, federal authorities have directed pipeline operators to replace these leak-prone, cast-iron lines with pipes made of plastic and other modern materials. And many states, including New York, have embarked on programs to do just that.
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