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President Bill Clinton inaugurated, having gained support of many environmentalists, but lax regulation of pipelines continues for next eight years. |  |
| MARCH 29 |
Colonial pipeline spills 408,000 gallons of diesel oil into Sugarland Creek and Potomac River. |
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| JUNE 10 |
Contractor causes explosion of natural gas line in Aberdeen Township NJ, killing three people and injuring three. |
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| JUNE 28 |
Washington Gas Light line explodes in Washington DC, killing one person and injuring four. |
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| JULY 22 |
Sewer workers cause explosion of a natural gas line, killing three people and injuring 12 in St. Paul MN. |
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| AUGUST 14 |
Columbia Gas Transmission pipeline explodes near Binghamton NY, destroying a home but with no fatalities or injuries. |
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