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.
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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.
Energy Transfer Fined $140K for Construction Violations Along Beaver County Pipeline
The violations include failing to report a landslide, failing to properly mark the pipeline’s path, and allowing erosion and runoff problems.
PUC Seeks Comment on $1 Million Fine for Beaver County Pipeline Blast
The pipeline was only opened for a week when it exploded and forced evacuations. Six high-voltage electric transmission towers and an electrical line were also destroyed.
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.
DEP Pointed Feds to Whistleblower Complaints About Shell Pipeline
The complaint alleges that defective corrosion coatings were used on the Falcone pipeline that will feed Shell's ethane cracker in Beaver County.
Revolution Pipeline, Part of Which Exploded in 2018, Is Back in Service
DEP lifted its order barring the re-start of the pipeline, saying the company has put in enough safety precautions and it is now safe.
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear PennEast Pipeline Eminent Domain Case
New Jersey says the pipeline company can't take state-controlled conservation land for the project. A federal appeals court agreed that condemning public land violates the 11th Amendment.
‘Anti-Protest’ Bill Passes Ohio House
The bill calls for stiffer penalties for trespassing and tampering of infrastructure like pipelines. Enviro groups say the bill could stifle legitimate protests.
DEP: Revolution Pipeline Can’t Go Into Service Until Stability Issues Are Fixed
DEP's order says the pipeline runs along unstable steep slopes and hillsides. A landslide caused an explosion in 2018.
