Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions

Federal regulators are proposing a series of rules changes aimed at toughening safety requirements for millions of miles of gas distribution pipelines nationwide following a string of gas explosions in Massachusetts in 2018. The proposed changes are recommended by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. They aim to improve safety and ease risk through the...

Thousands of Merrimack Valley residents have had to wait over a year for their compensation checks from the multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit against Columbia Gas after the region’s explosions in 2018. But we’ve learned that roughly $1,000 checks will be issued to late claimants starting next week, on Thursday, Dec. 29. John Roddy, one of the lead attorneys on the lawsuit…