Patience And Progress As Gas Leak Repairs Continue
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A mix of progress and patience in Northwest Dallas today. According to Atmos, service hwas restored to 140 homes evacuated prior to last week’s planned outage. That means...
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New Gas Leak Concerns In Northwest Dallas
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – In Northwest Dallas, there are new concerns tonight about the safety of aging natural gas pipelines. Atmos Energy crews are working around-the-clock to replace pipelines and...
View ArticleResidents Spread Kindness To Atmos Crews In Northwest Dallas
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Atmos crews are still working to replace gas lines after a gas leak led to a house explosion in February that killed a 12-year-old girl. Some residents are spreading kindness with...
View ArticleAfter 3 Weeks Atmos Still Working To Restore Dallas Natural Gas Service
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It’s been three weeks and officials with Atmos Energy say crews are nearly done replacing natural gas pipelines in a northwest Dallas neighborhood. It was on March 1 when Atmos...
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Mandatory Evacuations Due To Possible Gas Leak Near Webb Chapel Road
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Atmos Energy confirms 25 homes so far have been evacuated near Webb Chapel Road in Northwest Dallas due to a possible gas leak. Atmos also confirmed crews were evacuating families...
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Evacuation Order Lifted After Gas Leak In Northwest Dallas
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The evacuation orders issued last night in the Northwest Dallas neighborhood plagued by gas leaks, were lifted Thursday afternoon. Several dozen homes and apartments were part of...
View ArticleOklahoma Orders Cut In Water Injection After Earthquakes
COVINGTON, OK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has directed a wastewater disposal well to reduce its volume of injection after more than a dozen earthquakes rattled part of...
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I-Team: ‘Odor Fade’ Led To Explosion That Severely Burned North Texas Man,...
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (CBS11 I-TEAM) – Police officer body cameras captured a Stephenville resident’s unimaginable agony moments after a six-foot ball of flame engulfed him and set his Stephenville home...
View ArticleContractor Damages Natural Gas Line In Downtown Dallas
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A contractor unrelated to Atmos Energy damaged a natural gas line while doing work for a building at 3130 North Harwood in downtown Dallas. Technicians with Atmos Energy responded...
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Street Closures & Evacuations After Gas Leak In Denton
DENTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Officials in Denton closed down streets and evacuated children from a church after a construction crew hit a natural gas line. The crew hit the line outside First United Methodist...
View Article7 Injured In Texas Natural Gas Pipeline Explosions
MIDLAND (AP) — The number of people injured in a series of explosions on a West Texas natural gas pipeline has risen to seven. Authorities initially said five people — a volunteer firefighter and four...
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Stephenville Man Burned In Atmos Gas Explosion Has Died
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A 57-year-old man who was badly burned when his Stephenville house exploded in May 2017 has died. Police officer body cameras captured Raul Pedroza’s agony moments after a...
View ArticleGas Explosion Rocks Western Pennsylvania Community
CENTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a gas explosion in western Pennsylvania has spurred evacuations, but no injuries have been reported. Beaver County officials told news outlets a gas line caused the...
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3 North Texas Communities Experience Natural Gas Outage After Pipeline Struck
A construction crew hit the line in Hudson Oaks, forcing Texas Gas Service to shut off gas to homes in Aledo, Hudson Oaks and Willow Park.
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One Of Oldest Coal Companies In US Files For Bankruptcy
HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — One of the oldest coal companies in the U.S. filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday to deal with more than $1.4 billion in debt amid declining demand for the fuel. Englewood,...
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Poland Signs Deal For Long-Term Deliveries Of U.S. Gas
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s main gas company signed a long-term contract Thursday to receive deliveries of liquefied natural gas from the United States as part of a larger effort to reduce its...
View ArticleOil Prices Perk Up On Trade Truce, Possible OPEC Decision
VIENNA (AP) – A rally in oil prices after a two-month slide indicates traders are betting that OPEC and its allies including Russia will agree to produce less crude. Representatives of oil-producing...
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Exxon, Qatar Petroleum To Expand LNG Export Plant In Texas
DALLAS (AP) — Exxon Mobil is making a big bet on the future of exporting natural gas. Exxon and Qatar Petroleum announced Tuesday that they will go ahead with a $10 billion project to export liquefied...
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Atmos Offering $95K To Help Dallas Low Income Families, Disabled Customers...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Atmos Energy said Wednesday it will provide $95,000 in natural gas bill assistance to eligible Dallas customers through its “Sharing the Warmth” program. The opportunity will...
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Video Shows 12-Year-Old Killed In Dallas House Explosion Seconds Before Blast
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The family of a 12-year-old girl who was killed in a natural gas explosion at her Dallas home has released cellphone video the girl recorded in the minutes before and just as...
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Dallas Family Releases Video Of Child’s Final Moments Before Deadly House...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Newly released videos show Linda Rogers, 12, getting ready for a cheerleading competition on the morning of Feb. 23, 2018. Linda Rogers (Rogers family) In a time lapse video...
View ArticleExxon Raises Production Forecast In Texas And New Mexico
DALLAS (AP) — Exxon Mobil is boosting its projected growth of oil and gas production in the Permian Basin and says the field can be profitable even at lower crude prices. The company said Tuesday that...
View ArticleFeds Set To Test Soil At Site Of Deadly Dallas House Explosion
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The investigation into a gas explosion that leveled a home in Dallas and killed a 12-year-old girl has moved into a new phase. Federal officials are looking into the claim by...
View ArticleLawmakers Consider New Safety Mandates After Deadly Natural Gas Explosion In...
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – Today, Texas lawmakers will hear three proposals that would force natural gas companies to be more accountable for safety and transparency. Some West Dallas neighbors who live...
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Atmos Energy Involving Rosie The Skunk...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Atmos Energy Corporation is facing a class action lawsuit on behalf of all Texans claiming it is not doing enough to warn customers of a danger that could be in your home. The gas...
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Energy Secretary Rick Perry Says ‘We Can Make Our Energy Cleaner’
SALT LAKE CITY (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – The Trump administration is committed to making fossil fuels cleaner rather than imposing “draconian” regulations on oil, gas and coal, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry...
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Atmos Energy, Family Of 12-Year-Old Linda ‘Michellita’ Rogers Settle Wrongful...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Atmos Energy has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of the 12-year-old girl who was killed in a 2018 natural gas explosion at her home in northwest Dallas. The...
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Explosions, Fire Lead To Damaged Garbage Trucks In Haltom City
HALTOM CITY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – After receiving reports of explosions at a Haltom City trash facility, crews found garbage trucks that were on fire Tuesday evening, officials said. Crews responded to...
View ArticleTexas-Based Exxon Mobil Loses $1 Billion+, Dropped From Dow After Nearly 100...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Two American oil giants lost more than $9 billion in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic kept households on lockdown, cutting a gaping hole into a once-thriving...
View ArticleAtmos Energy Says Need To Conserve Is ‘Urgent’
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Atmos Energy called on customers on Tuesday, Feb. 16, to conserve as much as possible as “demand for natural gas continues to be at unprecedented levels.” With temperatures...
View ArticleTexas Gov. Abbott Orders No Exporting By Natural Gas Producers Through Feb. 21
AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – During an update on power and winter weather response efforts, Gov. Greg Abbott said he has ordered natural gas producers in Texas to not export to areas outside of the...
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Texas-Based Electricity Provider ‘Just Energy’ Says Winter Storm Could Force...
HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) — An electricity and gas provider based in Texas, Just Energy, warned that the financial impact of the winter storm that moved through the state could force it out of business....
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2 Killed, 2 Injured In Natural Gas Explosion In Collin County
COLLIN COUNTY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Two people were killed and two people were seriously injured in a natural gas explosion off FM 2756 near Texas 78 in Collin County on Monday, June 28 around 3:30...
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Prepare For Winter Heating Sticker Shock: Cost Of Natural Gas Up 180%
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – Last winter Texans dealt with brutally cold temperatures and storms that lead to power outages and deaths across the state. This fall and winter, experts are warning...
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‘It Threw Me Back Up The Stairs’: Dallas Apartment Residents Describe Moments...
UPDATE: 2 Dallas Firefighters Remain In Intensive Care Following Apartment Complex Explosion DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – As the investigation into what happened at the Highland Hills apartment complex...
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Crude Oil Hits Seven-Year High As Prices Climb To $80 A Barrel And Gasoline...
WEST TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – According to AAA Texas, the statewide gas price average in the Lone Star State is $2.87 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, a direct reflection that for the first time...
View ArticleNatural Gas Industry Says Producers Are Better Preparing Their Facilities For...
IRVING, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Like millions of other Texans, Micki Webb of Richardson had little-to-no electricity during February’s winter storms that claimed the lives of 210 people statewide. “We...
View ArticleFinal Report On Texas Power Grid Failure During Winter Storm Released
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBSDFW.COM) – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has released its final report on the Texas power grid failure during the February 2021 winter storm. Published with the...
View ArticlePipeline Company Threatening To Cut Off Natural Gas Service To 5 Texas Power...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — A major pipeline company is threatening to cutoff natural gas to five power plants in Texas, a move that could have a major impact on the state power grid. Several...
View ArticleMorning Evacuations And Highway Closures After Raging Natural Gas Fire In...
MANSFIELD (CBSDFW.COM) – A natural gas line fire caused hundreds of families to be evacuated in Mansfield and closed highways in the area. It was around 1:00 a.m. on March 23 when a vehicle hit a...
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