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the safety of our nation's pipeline infrastructure is critically important to protect public health and the environment and our local economies.

We must expand the implementation of existing green technologies such as solar power and increased energy efficiency.

It is critical that we take the steps and the lessons from these incidents and use them to strengthen our pipeline safety infrastructure.

This power plant, which is owned and operated by PG&E, is the largest private provider of jobs in that county.