Tag: Transportation Department
US driving record struck during first half of 2016
US driving up 3.3 per cent over same time last year WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) – US driving numbers are up as motorists logged a record 1.58 trillion miles in the first six months of 2016, up 3.3 percent over the same period in 2015, the Transportation Department said Monday. Low U.S. fuel prices, more fuel-efficient […]
More safety valves to guard against natural gas explosions: Obama proposal
Valves to reduce natural gas explosions cost about $30 each BILLINGS, Mont. – The Obama administration moved Wednesday to significantly expand a requirement for utilities to install inexpensive safety valves on gas lines across the U.S. following deadly fires and explosions going back decades that officials and safety advocates said could have been avoided. The Transportation Department […]
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