Fracked Gas Blowout in Louisiana Could Burn for Two More Months – October 8, 2019
Fracked Gas Well Blowout in Louisiana Likely to Burn for the Next Month – September 12, 2019
The building is probably totaled’: Columbia natural gas explosion destroys part of shopping center – August 25, 2019
Explosions in Three States Highlight Dangers of Aging Fossil Fuel Infrastructure – August 6, 2019
1 Dead, 5 Injured in Second Enbridge Pipeline Explosion This Year – August 2, 2019
Deadly Enbridge gas pipeline explosion in Kentucky, fire felt “like an atomic bomb went off” – August 1, 2019
A gas explosion rocks a community and leaves one dead in Kentucky – August 1, 2019
Massive Fire and Series of Explosions Rock South Philadelphia Refinery When Vat of Butane Ignites – June 2019
Fatal Natural Gas Explosion Rocks Durham, NC – April 2019
Natural gas leak determined to be cause of Carmel High School explosion that hurt 2
– December 2018
Man dies after suspected gas explosion destroys house – December 2018
Preliminary report by National Transportation Safety Board regarding gas explosions in Massachusetts – October 2018
Fiery Explosions Erupt at Dozens of Homes in Massachusetts – September 2018
‘It looked like Armageddon’: Massachusetts governor declares state of emergency after deadly blasts – September 2018
‘I’m Just Glad We’re Alive’: Gas Leak Leaves Thousands Displaced and Afraid – September 2018
Natural gas pipeline blast in Beaver County prompts evacuation – September 2018
Pipeline that exploded in Pennsylvania part of push to build fracking-reliant petrochemical network – September 2018
Gas Leak Knocks Out Power To Homes In Croton-On-Hudson – September 2018
TransCanada Pipeline Explodes in West Virginia – June 2018
30 Years of Oil and Gas Pipeline Accidents, Mapped – Nov. 30, 2016
PHMSA Finalizes Rule Expanding Emergency Authority – October 5, 2016
As Pa. pipelines age, role of corrosion in accidents examined – July 17, 2016
After Keystone XL: TransCanada Building North American Fracked Gas Pipeline Empire – June 9, 2016
Local eyes fixed on Spectra gas pipeline explosion, May 2, 2016
Gas Leak – Two Putnam high schools evacuated, Monday, May 2, 2016
Huge Fireball in Spectra Gas Explosion Burns Homes, Fleeing Man, April 29, 2016
Spectra Gas Pipeline Explosion Cuts Flows to Eastern U.S., April 29, 2016
Photos of April 29, 2016 Spectra PA explosion
Two Putnam high schools evacuated Monday because of a gas leak, April 28, 2016
DiNapoli cites state natural gas pipeline safety issues, March 30, 2016
Pipeline blast sends massive flames into the sky CBS/AP October 16, 2015
As US rushes to build gas lines, failure rate of new pipes has spiked, September 9, 2015
Pipeline Rupture On Arkansas River Leaks 4 Million Cubic Feet of Natural Gas
June 3, 2015
NYC fire toll rises to 22 injured, 2 missing
USA Today March 29, 2015
‘Pipelines blow up and people die’
by ELana Schor and Andrew Restuccia, POLITICO- April 21, 2015
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/the-little-pipeline-agency-that-couldnt-117147.html
Report by pipeline expert Rick Kuprewicz of AccuFacts for the Town of Cortlandt – November 3, 2014
Report by pipeline expert Rick Kuprewicz of AccuFacts for the Town of Cortlandt
Evacuation order over after pipeline rupture in Berrien County
WSBT-TV- September 16, 2014
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/breaking-evacuations-after-massive-gas-line-rupture-in-benton-twp/28079504
Shale Gas Gathering Pipelines: Safety Issues
By Paul W. Parfomak, Specialist in Energy and Infrastructure Policy – August 1, 2014
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/IN10123.pdf
Gas explosions kill 20, injure 270 in Taiwan
By GLADYS TSAI, AP – July 31, 2014
http://www.aol.com/article/2014/07/31/deadly-gas-explosions-taiwan-hundreds-injured/20940201/?icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl7%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D509591
Manitoba Pipeline Explosion Leaves Thousands Without Natural Gas Service
January 25, 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/01/25/manitoba-pipeline-explosion_n_4664774.html
Indian gas pipeline explosion kills 15 people, destroys scores of houses
Associated Press – June 27, 2014
Watchdog: Pipeline safety oversight inadequate
By Associated Press – May 9, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-watchdog-pipeline-safety-oversight-shoddy/2014/05/09/e9ba32f0-d794-11e3-8f7d-7786660fff7c_story.html
Williams Co Has Gomer Pyle Moment
By Dory Hippauf – May 8, 2014
http://www.nofrackingway.us/2014/05/08/32525/
PHMSA’s State Pipeline Safety Program Lacks Effective Management and Oversight
May 7, 2014
http://www.oig.dot.gov/library-item/6514
Federal Pipeline and Oil-by-Rail Regulator Making 9% Staff Cut, Confounding Experts
By Elizabeth Douglass, InsideClimate News – April 24, 2014
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20140424/federal-pipeline-and-oil-rail-regulator-making-9-staff-cut-confounding-experts
Natural Gas Storage Facility Explodes in Washington
From Earth First! News – March 31, 2014
http://earthfirstjournal.org/newswire/2014/03/31/natural-gas-storage-facility-explodes-in-washington/
Marshall County Pipeline Explosion Results in Fire
April 5, 2014
http://www.wtrf.com/story/25170251/gas-line-explosion-in-marshall-county-results-in-fire
Death toll rises to 7 in Harlem gas leak explosion
By Melanie Eversley and Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY – March 13, 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/12/east-harlem-emergency/6320347/
Massive gas explosion at Ewing condo complex kills 1 resident, injures 7 utility workers, damages 55 homes
By Alyssa Mease, Nicole Mulvaney and Alex Zdan – March 4, 2014
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/03/massive_gas_explosion_at_ewing_condo_complex_injures_7_utility_works_destroys_homes.html
Gas pipeline left a barren swath through parks and forests of North Jersey
by James M. O’Neill – March 3, 2014
http://www.northjersey.com/news/248144111_Gas_pipeline_left_a_barren_swath_through_parks_and_forests_of_North_Jersey.html?page=all
Gas Pipeline Ruptures Underneath Raritan River, Shooting Water Into The Air
By Richard Rabinowitz, Charlie Kratovil – February 14, 2014
http://www.newbrunswicktoday.com/article/video-gas-pipeline-ruptures-underneath-raritan-river-shooting-water-air
Blast rocks Kentucky natural gas pipeline amid storm
By Scott DiSavino – February 13, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/13/us-usa-kentucky-explosion-idUSBREA1C0JE20140213
DEP: Greene County gas well fire will be contained
By Molly Born and Sean D. Hamill / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – February 13, 2014
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2014/02/12/Gas-well-fire-continues-to-burn-in-Greene-County-where-worker-is-still-missing/stories/201402120141
Dirty Fuels Timeline
http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/253763/Dirty-Fuels/#vars!date=2013-10-25_12:00:10!
“Recent Tragedies Highlight Need to Reform Regulations for 500,000 Miles of Oil and Gas Pipelines in U.S.”
By Lois Epstein, The Wilderness Society – October 23, 2013
http://ecowatch.com/2013/10/23/management-nightmare-for-hazardous-pipelines/
Oklahoma Pipeline Explosion Sparks Large Fire, Prompting Evacuations
Huffington Post – October 9, 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/09/oklahoma-pipeline-explosion_n_4068377.html
The governmental agency that monitors and enforces pipeline safety is called the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration. Jeffrey Wiese, Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety says his “regulatory process is ‘kind of dying’.”
September 11, 2013
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20130911/exclusive-pipeline-safety-chief-says-his-regulatory-process-kind-dying
US Pipeline Incidents are a Daily Occurrence – April 15, 2013
https://www.fractracker.org/2013/04/us-pipelines-average-incidents-are-a-daily-occurrence/
Spectra Energy ‘Backtracks’ on Methane Incident
By Mike Benard – April 5, 2013
http://www.csrhub.com/blog/2013/04/spectra-energy-flip-flops.html
Congressional Research Service, “Keeping America’s Pipelines Safe and Secure: Key Issues for Congress,” Paul Parfomak, Jan. 9, 2013
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R41536.pdf
U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHSMA) Stakeholder Communications Pipeline Incidents and Mileage Reports
http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/reports/safety/psi.html
Pipeline Safety Trust
http://pstrust.org/
Delaware Riverkeeper Network On-Going Issues
http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/river-action/ongoing-issue-detail.aspx?Id=43
National Transportation Safety Board Identifies Pipeline Safety as Key Issue
By Jonathan E. Dan
http://www.shaleenergylawblog.com/oil-gas/national-transportation-safety-board-identifies-pipeline-safety-as-key-issue/
Pipeline Leak Detection Still Doesn’t Work
http://insideclimatenews.org/content/pipeline-leak-detection-still-doesnt-work
Problems in the Pipeline Natural Gas Transmission Systems Hum and Flutter
Columbia natural gas explosion, Sissonville, WV on December 11, 2012
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Sjl_x3fs0
Accident report
“Feds Cite Spectra Energy for Multiple Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Violations.”
7/11/12, Natural Gas Watch
http://www.naturalgaswatch.org/?p=1400
Explosion rocks natural gas compressor station
By Laura Legere – March 30, 2012
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/explosion-rocks-natural-gas-compressor-station-1.1292502
Stop the Algonquin Pipeline Expansion (SAPE) 