Energy Transfer facing 9 counts of environmental crimes for 2018 pipeline blast
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
From the start, Mariner East’s construction has caused dozens of drilling mud spills, led to dangerous sinkholes, and polluted drinking water.
Mariner East builder Sunoco agrees to $4M settlement over Marsh Creek Lake spill
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.
CNX pleads to criminal charges for misreporting air pollution in Washington County
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.
PUC approves $1.975M settlement with Energy Transfer for Pa. pipeline blast
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
Despite criminal charges against pipeline company, no action expected from Pa. legislature
Some Democrats call for the shutdown of the Mariner East pipeline after criminal charges. But Pa. lawmakers are unlikely to act on pipeline safety.
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.
PennEast cancels pipeline project — months after winning its case at the U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that the PennEast pipeline could cross state-controlled land in New Jersey. But the company said NJ didn't give it the needed permits.
Appalachian Communities Talk Gas, Plastics, and Inequity with Federal Energy Officials
The Department of Energy collected perspectives from Ohio Valley communities impacted by the ethane and petrochemical industries to include in a report to Congress.
Federal Pipeline Agency Issues Warning Letter to Shell for Falcon Project
The agency didn't issue Shell a fine for "probable violations" along sections of the Falcon pipeline but instead ordered the company to fix the problem.
