"New Pipeline Safety Rule Pending After Increase in Accidents"

"BILLINGS, Mont. — A long-delayed rule to strengthen safety requirements for pipelines that move oil and other hazardous liquids will be unveiled this month following a recent surge in accidents, the U.S. government's pipeline safety administrator said Friday.

More than five years in the making, the rule will determine if extra safety measures required in environmentally sensitive and populated areas should be expanded to new locations.

It was cleared by the White House this week, and will be published in the next seven to 10 days, said Michelle Dominguez, head of the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration."

Matthew Brown reports for the Associated Press September 18, 2015.

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