Safety advocate warns of a lack of oversight for new CO2 pipelines needed for carbon capture

Kara HolsoppleApril 29, 2022

A new report by Pipeline Safety Trust outlines the dangers of CO2 pipelines and calls for new regulations.

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Q&A: Federal pipeline regulator fines Energy Transfer $40M, blamed “corporate culture” for large spill into Ohio wetland

Reid FrazierApril 1, 2022

Four years after a massive spill of drilling mud polluted a wetland, FERC issued a $40 million fine. But is it too little, too late?

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Pennsylvania lawmakers push pro-fossil fuel bills, citing Russia’s war and energy security

Rachel McDevittMarch 30, 2022

A slate of bills aimed at boosting the natural gas industry under the claim of energy security has passed a committee in the Pa. House.

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Energy Transfer facing 9 counts of environmental crimes for 2018 pipeline blast

Reid FrazierFebruary 3, 2022

A grand jury report finds the company failed to properly oversee construction and erosion controls that led to an explosion in Beaver County.

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Mariner East pipeline is set to be completed in 2022, after years of environmental damage and delays

Susan PhillipsJanuary 7, 2022

From the start, Mariner East’s construction has caused dozens of drilling mud spills, led to dangerous sinkholes, and polluted drinking water.

Energy

Mariner East builder Sunoco agrees to $4M settlement over Marsh Creek Lake spill

Susan PhillipsDecember 10, 2021

The agreement allows Sunoco to resume construction near Marsh Creek Lake State Park in Chester County. The August 2020 spill shutdown part of the lake.

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CNX pleads to criminal charges for misreporting air pollution in Washington County

Reid FrazierDecember 6, 2021

The company agreed to donate $30,000 to restore part of Chartiers Creek and for township park improvements. It will also donate 184 acres to Allegheny County.

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PUC approves $1.975M settlement with Energy Transfer for Pa. pipeline blast

Reid FrazierNovember 19, 2021

The company’s Revolution pipeline had been in service for only a week in 2018 when it ruptured during a landslide, engulfing a hillside in flames and forcing evacuations

Energy

Despite criminal charges against pipeline company, no action expected from Pa. legislature

Rachel McDevittOctober 22, 2021

Some Democrats call for the shutdown of the Mariner East pipeline after criminal charges. But Pa. lawmakers are unlikely to act on pipeline safety.

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Pa. charges Energy Transfer with environmental crimes over Mariner East pipeline project

Susan PhillipsOctober 6, 2021

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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