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In 2018, the Columbia Gas Pipeline
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explosions in the Marramac Valley killed
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a young man, injured many more,
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destroyed dozens of homes, and
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temporarily displaced tens of thousands
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We don't want anyone anywhere to have to
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live through a pipeline disaster. There
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are more than 3 million miles of
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pipelines in the United States, enough
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to circle the globe roughly 100 times.
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Our safety standards should span just as
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far and work just as hard. We convened a
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congressional field hearing in Lawrence
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and wrote a bill to fix these safety
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issues which Congresswoman Trhan and I
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passed into law in 2020. But there's
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still so much more to do. That's why we
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are introducing the Pipeline
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The Pipeline Accountability Act would
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make sure communities like Lawrence,
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Andover, and North Andover aren't left
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in the dark if leaks or explosions
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happen. Our bill would bring communities
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to the table as rules get written and
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pipelines get built and it would update
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pipeline safety measures so fewer
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disasters happen in the first place.
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So you shouldn't have to worry if a gas
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explosion might set your home on fire or
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a pipeline might leak a dangerous
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chemical into your community. I'm proud
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to partner with Congresswoman Trhan to
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fight for safer pipelines, safer
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communities, and a safer planet.
