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Watching Government: NTSB's limitations

03/07/2011
Nick SnowWashington EditorThe National Transportation Safety Board does not hold a hearing about every pipeline accident that it investigates. It held one Mar. 1-3 in Washington, DC, about the San Bruno, Calif., rupture and explosion that killed 8 people and destroyed 37 homes because all 5 of its board members considered it a major transportation accident."The hearing's purpose is to gather facts," NTSB Chairwoman Deborah A.P. Hersman said in a Feb. 24 briefing. "We want to make sure that the record is developed, that we pursue every avenue of information, and that the public has a window into our investigation process."That process will continue after the hearing con...
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