Federal agency: State gas pipeline inspections lagging

Addison pipeline. VTDigger photoThe Vermont Department of Public Service needs to do a better job of record-keeping, according to an annual evaluation by the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.“Improvements must be made,” according to federal regulators, in order for Vermont to keep its certification with the agency.In an assessment of the state inspection program released last week, Zach Barrett, of the federal administration’s Office of Pipeline Sa