News Coverage

Click on the links below for news about natural gas leaks in Washington DC and nationwide.

Washington DC

2019:

Washington Gas Under Pressure to Disclose Its Leak Issues

Community hearing on DC gas leak reporting requirements

2018:

Washington Gas is tight-lipped about leaks

Georgetown Residents Concerned About Chronic Gas Leaks

Gas Leaks Continue

Washington Gas Leaks and Other Gas Menaces in Georgetown

Viewpoint: We Need Full Disclosure about Natural Gas Leaks

Are Gas Leaks Affecting Gas bills?

Man on Crusade to Bring Attention to Number of Natural Gas Leaks in Georgetown

Georgetown is Still Experiencing Gas Leaks

5 Reported Gas Leaks in One Day

Gas Leaks, Explosions, ‘Not Unusual’

Georgetown Residents Watch With Frustration As Gas Mains Leak Noxious Air

2017:

Georgetown Gas Saga Continues

6,000 Gas Leaks. Now What?

Gas Leaks Rile Georgetown Residents

Washington Gas and Gas Leaks in Georgetown

Letters to the Editor: Washington Gas Shows Lack of Accountability

2014:

Researchers Find Nearly 6,000 Natural Gas Leaks in District’s Aging Pipe System

Study Finds 5,893 Natural Gas Leaks in Washington, DC

The Atlantic: Maps shows 5,900 natural gas leaks under DC

2013:

Are Exploding Manhole Coves in Washington DC Caused by Shocking Levels of Leaking Natural Gas?

2011:

Gas Leak Tied to Damage of Two Georgetown Buildings

Hazmat team respond to reports of gas leaks at Cosmos Club

National

2018:

A Gas Leak Every Mile

The Short Version: What USA Today Found Out About Natural Gas Leaks

USA TODAY: Natural Gas Explosions Reveal Silent Danger Lurking in Old Cast Iron Pipes

The Quiet but Furious War Against Natural Gas Pipelines

2015:

Leaking Natural Gas – A Global Warming Threat

2014:

Hundreds of natural gas leaks founds in U.S. cities

Look out below: USA Today investigates gas pipeline explosions

Stanford University study: natural gas pipeline leaks cause an average of 17 fatalities and $133 million in property damage annually

How do we stop natural gas leaks?