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DEP Says It’s Found Hundreds of New Violations for the Revolution Pipeline in Beaver County

Reid Frazier·May 7, 2020

Since January, DEP inspectors observed hillsides slip, erosion barriers fail and sediment getting into streams. Energy Transfer was fined $30 million for an explosion in 2018.

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Constitution Pipeline Project Ended as Builder Cites ‘Diminished’ Return on Investment

Scott Blanchard·February 26, 2020

Even though the project has ended, the Constitution’s impact will still be felt on at least one Pennsylvania farm. The pipeline would have brought natural gas to New York, where it faced opposition.

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Sunoco fined $2 million for Mariner East spills in Raystown Lake

Reid Frazier·January 17, 2020

In 2017, Sunoco spilled more than 200,000 gallons of drilling mud into the lake while building the Mariner East pipeline beneath it. Sunoco didn’t immediately report the spills, which coated 8-acres of the lakebed.

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Chester County DA Charges Energy Transfer Manager, Others in Scheme to Use Constables for Mariner East Pipeline Security

Susan Phillips·December 3, 2019

The DA alleges the 'buy-a-badge' scheme was meant to intimidate residents along the troubled pipeline construction project.

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AP: FBI Is Investigating Wolf Administration’s Issuing of Mariner East Pipeline Permits

StateImpact Pennsylvania·November 13, 2019

FBI agents have interviewed current or former state employees in recent weeks about the Mariner East project, which has a long track record of drilling mud spills, fines and regulatory shutdowns.

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Federal appeals court strikes blow to PennEast pipeline project

Susan Phillips·September 10, 2019

The Third Circuit decision blocks PennEast from condemning state-owned land in New Jersey.

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Ohio Pipeline Explosion Injures Two, Damages Three Homes

Julie Grant·January 22, 2019

A 12-year old boy suffered second degree burns. It's the same pipeline system that exploded in Westmoreland County two years ago that badly burned one man.

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Mariner East Startup Renews Safety Fears for Some Residents

Jon Hurdle·January 2, 2019

Homeowners are particularly worried about the integrity of a repurposed 12-inch pipeline first built in the 1930s.

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Mariner East 2 Pipeline is Up and Running, Sunoco Says

Scott Blanchard·December 31, 2018

The pipeline has faced multiple violations and regulatory shutdowns, as well as strenuous opposition from citizens and watchdog groups who raise public safety concerns.

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Spills, Shutdowns and Legal Challenges: a Tumultuous Year for Mariner East 2

Jon Hurdle·December 27, 2018

Here are the highlights of an eventful year for the pipeline project.

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DEP Says It’s Found Hundreds of New Violations for the Revolution Pipeline in Beaver County

Constitution Pipeline Project Ended as Builder Cites ‘Diminished’ Return on Investment

Sunoco fined $2 million for Mariner East spills in Raystown Lake

Chester County DA Charges Energy Transfer Manager, Others in Scheme to Use Constables for Mariner East Pipeline Security

AP: FBI Is Investigating Wolf Administration’s Issuing of Mariner East Pipeline Permits

Federal appeals court strikes blow to PennEast pipeline project

Ohio Pipeline Explosion Injures Two, Damages Three Homes

Mariner East Startup Renews Safety Fears for Some Residents

Mariner East 2 Pipeline is Up and Running, Sunoco Says

Spills, Shutdowns and Legal Challenges: a Tumultuous Year for Mariner East 2