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The Mariner East pipelines are a series of Natural Gas Liquids pipelines under construction in the US state of Pennsylvania. The pipelines are intended to facilitate the transfer of Natural Gas Liquids from the Utica Shale and Marcellus Shale Formations to ports on the eastern seaboard where the ethane, butane, pentane, propane mix will be shipped to Scotland for plastics production. The construction of the pipelines generated considerable controversy inside Pennsylvania Construction on the pipelines, dubbed Mariner East 1, 2, and 2X, is being undertaken by Sunoco Logistics.
NORRISTOWN, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that it has completed its review of requests submitted by Sunoco Pipeline, LP (SPLP) to amend to the Chapter …
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UPPER UWCHLAN TOWNSHIP, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) yesterday ordered Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. (Sunoco) to reroute its planned pipeline route, and further assess, investigate, and restore …
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HARRISBURG, PA — State legislators representing five House districts and three Senatorial districts in Chester County have signed a letter to secretary Patrick McDonnell of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, …
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MALVERN, PA — State Rep. Kristine Howard, D-Chester, released the following statement regarding an estimated 8,100 gallons of drilling fluid (mud and water) leaked into a tributary to Marsh Creek …
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PAOLI, PA — State Rep. Melissa Shusterman, D-Chester/Montgomery, is calling for Energy Transfer’s permits to be pulled in Chester County and for Energy Transfer to cover expenses associated with its recent …
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UPPER UWCHLAN TOWNSHIP, PA — The Departments of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and Environmental Protection (DEP) assured Marsh Creek State Park supporters that concerted efforts are underway to safeguard …
Read More EXTON, PA — State Rep. Danielle Friel-Otten, D-Chester, and Sen. Katie Muth, D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks, will hold an informal meet-up with other legislators and public officials to paddle out and observe the …
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The pipeline leak into Marsh Creek earlier this week was an avoidable water emergency. To make matters worse, Marsh Creek is a source of drinking water for people in that …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) clarified a section of a March 2020 Tentative Order directing an independent “remaining life study” of the Mariner East 1 (ME1) …
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EXTON, PA — Last week, state Rep. Danielle Friel Otten, D-Chester, and state Sen. Katie Muth, D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery, submitted joint statements to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection expressing concerns over …
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