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US will require valves on new pipelines to prevent disasters

FILE- In a July 13, 2011, photo, cleanup work continues on the Kalamzoo River almost a year after a spill near Marshall, Mich. Critics say a requirement finalized Monday, March 28, 2022, for companies to install safety valves on new pipelines won't prevent accidents on existing lines. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond, File) FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2010, photo, a massive fire roars through a neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif. U.S. officials on Monday, March 28, 2022, adopted a long- delayed rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental damage from oil and gas pipeline accidents. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)