Natural Gas Leak Capped After 20 Days
It's estimated that 100 million cubic feet of natural gas and other substances, like brine water, spewed out of the well each day.
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More Than a Week After Explosion, Gas Still Pours from Frack Well
In addition to monitoring the air, regulators have set up floating booms in nearby Captina Creek to protect it from salty brine water that’s also pouring from the well.
Well Pad Explosion in Eastern Ohio Causes Evacuation of Residents
Ohio Department of Natural Resources says the combination of methane and brine flowing out of the well in an uncontrolled manner created the flames.
Mariner East 2: Texts Raise Questions About Wolf Administration Role in Permitting Process
The text messages surfaced as part of a lawsuit challenging the pipeline's permits.
Sunoco to Resume Work, Pay $12.6 million for Mariner East 2 Pipeline Violations
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said Sunoco has now demonstrated it can comply with the permit requirements, and regulators will be closely monitoring the work.
Activist Groups Want More Time to Review Shell Pipeline Permits
The request comes a few weeks after the state shut down another pipeline project due to repeated permit violations, including more than 60 spills along its route.
Settlement: No Longwall Mining Beneath Greene County Streams
Instead of longwall mining, Consol Energy will now conduct a less-invasive type of mining, called “development mining.”
DEP Suspends All Construction on Mariner East 2 Pipeline
DEP directed the company to submit details on how it plans to prevent drilling mud spills – or “inadvertent returns” – that have challenged the project in their dozens since construction began last February.
Enviro Group Hires New CEO
Jacquelyn Bonomo is succeeding Larry Schweiger as the leader of PennFuture.
EPA Saves the Day After Pennsylvania and other States Sue Over Ozone
It only took about a day for the Environmental Protection Agency to reverse its decision to delay implementation of new, tougher air pollution standards developed during the Obama administration.
