State: Columbia Gas Must Pay Another $56 Million For Blasts
The agreement with the Massachusetts Attorney General follows a $53 million plea deal in a federal criminal case.
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Columbia Gas Must Pay $53M and Fold Cards in Pipeline Crime Case
The Massachusetts utility has admitted federal liability in the 2018 gas explosions that rocked the Merrimac Valley.
Gas Industry On Hot Seat
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, DEC. 11, 2018.....Gas utility executives and state regulators faced sharp questions from lawmakers Tuesday as a House-Senate committee dug into the safety of the state's natural gas distribution infrastructure in the wake of September's deadly gas explosions and fires in the Merrimack Valley...
Pressure in Gas Lines was 12 Times Higher than Usual
The pressure in the natural gas pipelines prior to a series of explosions and fires in Massachusetts last week was 12 times higher than it should have been.
Governor Declares State Of Emergency In Lawrence
(Lawrence, MA) -- The governor of Massachusetts is declaring a state of emergency following deadly gas explosions in three towns north of Boston.
Governor Charlie Baker on Friday said the company behind the explosions, Columbia Gas, is being removed from local operations...
Rate Hikes Cut
BOSTON (AP) _ Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and Columbia Gas have reached an agreement that cuts the natural gas company's proposed rate hike of nearly $50 million by more than $13 million and prevents another distribution rate hike for three years...