Due to age and corrosion, the main gas shut-off valve in up to 10% of California homes is frozen so tight that the average homeowner cannot move it to the closed position, according to a Public ...

Homes and buildings that have a gas line running from the utility line to the building should have an automatic gas shut-off valve, according to The U.S. Department of Energy.

A regulation that automatic gas shut-off valves be installed after property changes hands has been on the books since 1998, but only about 37% of owners have complied, officials said.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gas feeding the flames devouring a San Bruno neighborhood could have been shut off an hour sooner if PG&E had automatic or remotely controlled shutoff valves on the pipeline ...

Homes and buildings that have a gas line running from the utility line to the building should have an automatic gas shut-off valve, according to The U.S. Department of Energy.

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has proposed a regulation to require automatic shutoff valves or similar technology on new and rebuilt pipelines that carry natural gas and hazardous liquids.

More than 100,000 homes a year would get automatic shutoff valves on the natural gas lines they’re connected to under a rule proposed recently by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Excess ...

Homes and buildings that have a gas line running from the utility line to the building should have an automatic gas shut-off valve, according to The U.S. Department of Energy.