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Explosion heat up concerns over gas pipelines

by Reid R. Frazier
Jul 5, 2016
A recent Pennsylvania gas explosion has raised questions about safety
Investigators on the scene of an April 29, 2016 Pipeline Explosion that badly burned a 26-year-old man in Salem Township, Pennsylvania.
REID R. FRAZIER
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What we think about when we think about gas prices

by Andy Uhler
Mar 15, 2016
Paying for anything causes pain, and paying for gas causes constant pain.
Paying for anything causes pain, and paying for gas causes constant pain.
J Pat Carter/Getty Images
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Life during the gas leak in Porter Ranch

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 2, 2016
A gas leak in Porter Ranch, north of Los Angeles, has changed the community
A woman holds a sign while attending a public hearing before the South Coast Air Quality Management District regarding a proposed order to stop a nearby massive natural gas leak, on January 16, 2016 in Granada Hills, near Porter Ranch, California.
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This startup wants to save you a trip to the gas station

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 29, 2016
App-based delivery service brings the gas to you, but it's a tough business model
William Rich used to deliver gas to gas stations in Houston. Now, he works for Booster Fuels in Fort Worth, and he thinks on-demand is the future of fueling
Christopher Connelly
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Now Big Oil's refinery profits start to shrink

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 20, 2016
Big oil companies have been buffered a bit by higher profits from refining oil into gas.
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Local Money: Alaska's LNG Project

by Lizzie O'Leary
Jan 8, 2016
Alaska's LNG Project could cost $65 billion — if it breaks ground.
A liquefied natural gas facility in Alaska.
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Colorado court takes up local laws limiting fracking

by Scott Tong
Sep 23, 2015
Communities have more costs, fewer benefits from oil drilling and fracking.
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Why the market for flame-resistant clothing is growing

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 9, 2015
Hint: It has to do with fracking.
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Riding the oil price roller coaster in New Mexico

by Stan Alcorn
May 11, 2015
Businesses in Southeast New Mexico feel the impact of oil prices.
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Oil wells produce even more water than oil

by Leigh Paterson
Mar 3, 2015
Huge amounts of wastewater must be disposed of, much of it in deep wells.
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