NaturalGasWatch.com Aims to Quantify New York City’s Aging Natural Gas Infrastructure

NaturalGasWatch.org has been set up by concerned citizens that aim to shed light on the danger of leaks and explosions from New York City’s aging natural gas infrastructure. The site has documented leaks and explosions around the country, and questions why the infrastructure in the city hasn’t yet been updated, noting that: “there are more than 5,000 miles of natural gas pipeline beneath the streets, homes and buildings of New York City and according to public records, a significant portion of that underground pipeline is made of aging cast iron that’s prone to leak. Indeed, hundreds of miles of this pipeline are at least 100 years old and some of it even dates back to 1889.”

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