State and congressional lawmakers moved Tuesday to impose new requirements for automatic or remote-controlled shutoff valves on pipelines after last week’s San Bruno natural gas conflagration raged ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gas feeding the flames devouring a San Bruno neighborhood could have been shut off an hour sooner if PG&E had automatic or remotely controlled shutoff valves on the pipeline that ...

Two new Low Flow Automatic Balance Valves featuring a unique field adjusted cartridge that allows the user to select exact flows for specific applications are being introduced by Bell & Gossett. The ...

Federal investigators and state legislators are zeroing in on whether inferior shut-off valves on the natural gas pipeline that exploded last week in San Bruno led to a deadlier, costlier disaster.

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has proposed a regulation to require automatic shutoff valves or similar technology on new and rebuilt pipelines that carry natural gas and hazardous liquids. Under ...

SAN MATEO — Rep. Jackie Speier lambasted Pacific Gas and Electric Co. on Tuesday for downplaying the importance of automatic or remote shut-off valves in responding to pipeline failures such as last ...

It took utility officials nearly two hours to shut off the gas after the pipeline explosion in San Bruno last week. The area’s congresswoman is crafting legislation to address that and other safety ...

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