Crimson smokestacks tower over parts of downtown Rocky Mount, reminding the town’s roughly 54,000 residents of its roots as a once-booming tobacco market.
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Makiya Seminera,
Fortune,
19 Dec. 2025
The Morro Bay site is well-known for three towering 450-foot concrete smokestacks, which, similar to the two 500-foot tall former PG&E smoke stacks at Moss Landing in Monterey County, are among the tallest structures on the California coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
There were several holes greater than a quarter-inch on the ceiling panels in the office/storage room, main kitchen near the pipes and in the prep area.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 Jan. 2026
As one of the oldest gas utilities in the country, BGE’s network of gas pipes includes material, such as cast iron, that has a heightened risk of failure.
Once at the pad, the mobile launcher will have its electrical, environmental control system ducts and cryogenic propellant feeds hooked up and powered on to make sure the rocket is ready to fly.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
Yes, cleaning air ducts can ensure the HVAC system is working efficiently, can reduce your energy bill, decrease dust, debris and mold in the home.
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