Texas may have utilities replace steel gas lines to prevent explosions

Elizabeth Souder reports:
Natural gas utilities might have to dig up neighborhoods across Texas to replace hundreds of thousands of steel service lines to prevent explosions.

Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams will propose today that the commission require Atmos Energy and other utilities to replace the lines, which bring natural gas from pipelines under neighborhood streets to homes. Texas has at least 525,000 steel lines, maybe a million, he said.
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