Pa. charges Energy Transfer with environmental crimes over Mariner East pipeline project
Energy Transfer faces 48 criminal charges related to construction of its Mariner East pipeline project, including a felony count of failing to report pollution.
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Sunoco Pays $85,000 for Spills in 4 Counties from Its Mariner East Project
Spills from the Mariner East construction were in Blair, Cumberland, Juniata, and Lebanon counties. Sunoco already paid half a million dollars in fines for spills in Lebanon county last year.
Judge Orders Sunoco to Improve Public Communication and Pipeline Safety on Mariner East Project
The company's written materials must include the terms “property damage, personal injury, burns, asphyxiation, and death (fatality),” from a pipeline leak or explosion.
Emergency Plans Fail to Consider Complexity of Mariner East Pipelines, and Those Most at Risk in an Accident
Experts say they require specialized planning, with blueprints for how all people — especially those with disabilities — can get to safety. But Pa.’s plan is one of passing the buck.
Along Mariner East pipelines, secrecy and a patchwork of emergency plans leave many at risk and in the dark
Despite being one of the most controversial projects in Pennsylvania history, many emergency managers and others along the route cannot confidently answer one pressing question: Are we prepared?
Sunoco asks Environmental Hearing Board to Block New DEP Shutdown of Mariner East Drilling Site
A judge temporarily allows construction to continue at the troubled Chester County site, pending a hearing scheduled for Sept. 1.
Paddle Protest at Marsh Creek Lake Calls for Mariner East Shutdown
Thousands of gallons of drilling mud from construction of the Mariner East pipeline contaminated a state park lake. Protestors are calling for its shutdown.
Mariner East Construction Spills 10,000 Gallons of Drilling Mud into State Park Lake
Sunoco’s Mariner East pipeline construction spilled thousands of gallons of drilling mud into a lake at Marsh Creek State Park in Chester County.
Mariner East Construction Back On After Waiver Requests Approved
The pipeline company said the waivers are necessary to prevent "potential adverse impacts to human health or the environment.” Critics say they are trying to skirt the rules.
Energy Transfer Seeks Waiver to Continue Some Mariner East Pipeline Work
The company says the state has allowed some work to continue like inspection and maintenance activities.
