Spills, Shutdowns and Legal Challenges: a Tumultuous Year for Mariner East 2 Jon HurdleDecember 27, 2018 Here are the highlights of an eventful year for the pipeline project. EnergyFollow the Pipeline
Two Hurt in Construction Accident Along Mariner East 2 Near Pittsburgh Reid FrazierDecember 11, 2018 The contractors were injured in a construction accident on Sunoco Logistics’ Mariner East 2 pipeline late Sunday. EnergyFollow the PipelineNews
Pennsylvania’s Top Fiscal Watchdog to Look at State Response to Climate Change Marie CusickDecember 4, 2018 “The longer we wait, the more expensive and perhaps even more extreme the fix may be.” Climate ChangeNews
U.S. Steel Claims Air Pollution Order Could Cost it $400 Million Reid FrazierDecember 4, 2018 Attorneys for U.S. Steel say regulators issued an unreasonably harsh penalties over air pollution violations at its Clairton Coke Works. EnergyNewsPollution
Leaky Coal Ash Pond Seeks New Pollution Permit from DEP Reid FrazierNovember 30, 2018 The permit will cover 16 newly discovered seeps coming out of Little Blue Run. Pollution
New Plan Calls for 10 Percent Solar Power in Pa. by 2030 Marie CusickNovember 17, 2018 Currently, Pennsylvania is the third-biggest carbon emitter in the U.S., after Texas and California. EnergyNews
Is a Unified, National Power Grid Possible? Marie CusickNovember 17, 2018 It’s a tall order, given the politics around building new energy infrastructure. EnergyNewsPolitics
EQT Fined for Hitting Abandoned Mine, Causing Leak During Pipeline Construction Amy SiskNovember 17, 2018 The leak occurred in Forward Township south of Pittsburgh in January 2017. EnergyNews
Pipeline Opponent Wins Seat in State House Susan PhillipsNovember 8, 2018 Danielle Friel Otten says a pipeline being built yards from her back door motivated her to run. EnergyFollow the PipelinePolitics
PJM: There is No Grid Emergency (at least for the next five years) Reid FrazierNovember 8, 2018 The electric grid will be fine unless there's some extreme event like a pipeline failure during a winter "bomb cyclone." Then, there could be problems. EconomyEnergy
