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Ed Markey: The events that led up to the disaster would have never occurred if there were technological stopgap measures on the…

On the recordSeptember 12, 2018
The events that led up to the disaster would have never occurred if there were technological stopgap measures on the pipeline in place by Columbia Gas.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the need for safety measures to prevent disasters.

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