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                <title><![CDATA[ 27 pipeline safety violations tied to deadly Pa. chocolate factory explosion ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2026/march/27-pipeline-safety-violations-tied-to-deadly-pa-chocolate-factory-explosion</link>
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                    Pennsylvania regulators cite 27 pipeline safety violations tied to a deadly natural gas explosion at a chocolate factory that killed seven workers.
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                <title><![CDATA[ PHMSA withdraws pipeline inspection guidance, citing overreach ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2025/june/phmsa-withdraws-pipeline-inspection-guidance-citing-overreach</link>
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                    The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has withdrawn a Biden-era advisory bulletin tied to the 2020 PIPES Act, citing federal overreach and excessive regulatory burdens on the pipeline industry.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Illinois overhauls Peoples Gas pipeline program, mandates focus on high-risk pipes ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2025/february/illinois-overhauls-peoples-gas-pipeline-program-mandates-focus-on-high-risk-pipes</link>
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                    The ICC’s decision marks a major regulatory shift, replacing Peoples Gas’ over-budget modernization program with a strict mandate to remove high-risk cast iron and ductile iron pipes in Chicago by 2035. With potential financial penalties and oversight from a newly appointed Safety Monitor, this ruling directly impacts pipeline safety, utility operations, and future rate considerations.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Washington Watch: Congress stalls on pipeline safety bill as PHMSA nears key rule decisions ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/magazine/2024/august-2024-vol-79-no-8/washington-watch/washington-watch-congress-stalls-on-pipeline-safety-bill-as-phmsa-nears-key-rule-decisions</link>
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                    (UI) — As Congress heads toward the end of this session, presumably in late September, the two, different bipartisan pipeline safety bills passed by two House committees appear to be going nowhere fast.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Enbridge to excavate pipelines for Clean Water Act compliance under proposed consent decree ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/july/enbridge-to-excavate-pipelines-for-clean-water-act-compliance-under-proposed-consent-decree</link>
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                    The proposed Eighth Modification mandates Enbridge to investigate circumferential crack features in four pipelines, deploying specialized inspection tools and initiating a new excavation program.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Kinetik finalizes sale of equity stake in Gulf Coast Express pipeline ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/june/kinetik-finalizes-sale-of-equity-stake-in-gulf-coast-express-pipeline</link>
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                    Kinetik Holdings has completed the sale of its 16% equity interest in the Gulf Coast Express pipeline to an ArcLight Capital Partners LLC affiliate for $510 million in cash.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Enbridge selects contractors Barnard, CBNA for Great Lakes Tunnel construction ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/may/enbridge-selects-contractors-barnard-cbna-for-great-lakes-tunnel-construction</link>
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                    (UI) — Enbridge selects Barnard Construction Company Inc. and Civil and Building North America Inc. to construct the Great Lakes Tunnel, safeguarding Line 5 pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Inside infrastructure: Safety debate continues to address new, controversial subjects ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/magazine/2024/march-2024-vol-79-no-3/features/inside-infrastructure-safety-debate-continues-to-address-new-controversial-subjects</link>
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                    Every four or five years, multiple committees in Congress undertake the responsibility of reauthorizing the nation’s pipeline safety program and the federal agency that oversees it.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Western sanctions impacting Russian underground infrastructure ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/magazine/2024/march-2024-vol-79-no-3/features/western-sanctions-impacting-russian-underground-infrastructure</link>
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                    The Russian sector of underground infrastructure construction is potentially in a serious crisis. The ever deepening shortage of funding and the lack of technologies are posing a threat for implementation of many investment projects and planned modernization of existing infrastructure.
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                <title><![CDATA[ SONATRACH and Huawei launch smart fiber sensing solution for oil and gas pipelines ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/march/sonatrach-and-huawei-launch-smart-fiber-sensing-solution-for-oil-and-gas-pipelines</link>
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                    Utilizing Huawei&#39;s optical fiber sensing solution and live-network service management process, the smart pipeline inspection system detects external disturbances around pipelines by capturing vibration data through accompanying optical fibers.
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