WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- A new law governing oil and natural gas pipelines in the United States provides a strong framework to prevent future accidents, a House leader said.
U.S. President Barack Obama signed a measuring into law regulating oil and gas pipelines in the United States. U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., chairman of the House energy and commerce committee, said pipeline accidents during the last few years provided regulators with valuable lessons for the new law.