Gas lines under scrutiny after major pipeline incidents
Regulators may boost inspections and maintenance costs after a San Bruno gas line blast and an Enbridge oil line leak near Chicago. The Enbridge crude pipe began service in 1968 and can move 670 000 barrels per day. The US has over 2.5 million miles of fuel pipelines.
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Bloomberg News
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Pg&e Corp
San Bruno
Calif
Enbridge Inc
Midwest
United States
Mark Easterbrook
RBC Capital Markets
Dallas
Easterbrook
Iowa pipelines judged safe in populated areas
Iowa regulators say few gas lines serve highly populated zones and express confidence in the state’s pipeline safety. Donald Stursma of the Iowa Utilities Board notes most Iowa lines are adequately maintained, contrasting with a California blast that destroyed homes and caused multiple deaths last week.
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Dave DeWitte
Gazette
Iowa
California
Donald Stursma
Iowa Utilities Board
Minnesota man pleads guilty in Davenport against 2006 ferret release
Scott De Muth of Minneapolis pleaded guilty in U S District Court to a misdemeanor conspiracy charge for releasing ferrets at a Minnesota farm in 2006. He faced a planned trial on a felony conspiracy charge tied to the 2004 U S raid and animal rights vandalism at the farm. The University of Iowa professor praised the resolution, noting the FBI investigation’s duration and a message against vandalism and theft in animal rights protests.
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Brian Wellner
Quad-City Times
Diane Heldt
the Gazette
Davenport
University of Iowa
Minnesota
Scott DeMuth
Minneapolis
U.S
Trict Court
Rets
Ferret
DeMuth
FBI
Animal Liberation
Christensen
Czech Village Not Eligible as Historic District Says Study
A Louis Berger Group survey concludes the Czech Village area does not qualify as a historic district though 21 buildings are deemed eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Architectural historian Camilla Deiber surveyed about 240 structures between 17th and 22nd.
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Louis Berger
Marion
Camilla Deiber
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Hood
Kula
21St Ave
Weitz Industrial
EasterniowaLife.com
22Nd Avenues
Icedar
Senet Rapids
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