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2020

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

At PUC hearing, official acknowledges Sunoco's outreach but expresses safety concerns

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

“Regulators were supposed to prevent abuse by big corporations.” 

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

The Clean Air Council said in a news release that the pipeline operations, “released at least 1,000 gallons of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) fluid, an industrial waste, into Marsh Creek Lake, the center of Marsh Creek State Park and a reservoir for much of Chester County’s drinking water.”

It said the fluid contains bentonite clay and chemical additives it said can “smother aquatic life.” The Clean Air Council said photographs show, “a large plume of gray water snaking hundreds of feet into the lake.”

Saturday, July 18, 2020

Residents are asking the Public Utility Commission to shut down construction.

“Sunoco continues to try to rush this export project through without regard for the potential for a disaster in the heart of Exton,” said Eric Friedman of Del-Chesco United. “These sinkholes are an invitation to a catastrophe.”

Sunday, April 12, 2020

So, even if fracking was wildly profitable, it would be problematic at best. But, it’s not.

With oil under $25 a barrel, every barrel that comes out of the ground is a big money loser — estimates suggest fracking doesn’t break even unless oil is around $50 a barrel. In short, there’s an oil glut right now. No one wants or needs the product coming out of the fracking sites in Pennsylvania.

Thursday, April 02, 2020

They’re suing under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, negligence, private nuisance, strict liability, medical monitoring trust funds, as well as outrageous and reckless conduct.

Thursday, April 02, 2020

How is this “essential” or “life-sustaining?” The price of oil is so low, it makes no sense to ship petroleum products to Europe. Fracking is a money loser under $50 a barrel — oil is hovering around $20 right now — add in the issues with groundwater contamination and new worries about radon, fracking makes no financial or public health sense. A poorly designed, built and maintained pipeline to carry said useless product is even more senseless.

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Salon

What's lost when the public can’t show up in person to fight for their communities?

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation of a pipeline company in connection with a 2018 natural gas explosion in Beaver County. 

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Vice:

According to recent testimony from an emergency services director for the Public Utility Commission in Delaware County, PA any leak from the Mariner East pipeline would affect “a large amount of people” and have devastating consequences.

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Daily Times

 

"“They do not adequately inform the public of the true dangers of a possible Mariner East pipeline accident, including the likelihood of burns and fatalities prior to the time first responders could arrive,” said Boyce. “With respect to emergency communications, our emergency notification system is very good but it takes time to operate. By the time our first responders arrive at the scene of an accident, it could easily be the case that burns and fatalities already have occurred.”

Saturday, February 01, 2020

KYWnewsRadio

"There have been significant problems over the years, both in the city of Chester with the use of incinerators, and quite honestly, there’s just been pollution in a lot of different locales that hasn’t been properly, in my view, investigated."

The unit will tie state, county and local resources together with the goal of being more proactive rather than reactive to significant environmental concerns.

Monday, January 27, 2020

The Guardian

 

“It’s a nightmare … living without water for so long is a nightmare,” said Tarr. “ It’s like we’ve been thrown to the wolves, left to figure it out … we can’t keep living like this.”

Wednesday, January 01, 2020

Daily Local

 

Dragon Pipe Diary blogger George Alexander is a vocal critic of the ME2 pipeline. He doubts the project will be completed when the company claims. 

 

"Sunoco is telling its investors it will complete the Mariner East system in 2020. In my opinion, that is not likely," Alexander said. "In fact, 2020 will be a very tough year for Mariner East on several fronts."...

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