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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.
HARRISBURG, PA —Earlier this month, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that Sunoco Pipeline L.P., and ETC Northeast Pipeline LLC (ETC), both subsidiaries of Energy Transfer, L.P. (Energy Transfer), were convicted …
Residents Impacted by Mariner East Pipeline Can Submit Request For Free Water Testing Until Friday, August 19 Read More
MALVERN, PA — State Rep. Kristine Howard, D-Chester, said recently that she was pleased to see Sunoco Pipeline LP, a subsidiary of Energy Transfer, convicted of criminal charges related to its …
Chester County Representative Applauds Energy Transfer Partners Conviction Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — State Reps. Dianne Herrin and Danielle Friel Otten, both D-Chester, and state Sen. Katie Muth, D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks, hosted an event Wednesday in the state Capitol defending the water …
Event to Protect Water Rights for Pennsylvanians Affected by Mariner East Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Today, state Reps. Dianne Herrin, Danielle Friel Otten and Sen. Katie Muth hosted three residents who live along vastly different sections of the 350-mile-long Mariner East pipeline …
Elected Officials Call for Immediate Stop to Mariner East Pipeline Permits Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — State Senator Carolyn Comitta, Minority Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, issued the following statement regarding the announcement that Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh …
Comitta Calls for Halt to Mariner East Pipeline Project Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — State Rep. Dianne Herrin, D-Chester, applauded the charges that Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced against Energy Transfer L.P., developer of the Mariner East pipeline project.
Herrin Calls on Governor to Revoke Mariner East Permits Immediately Read More
EXTON, PA — State Rep. Danielle Friel Otten, D-Chester, chair of the Pennsylvania House Legislative Climate Caucus and member of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, issued the following …
Otten Calls for Halt of Mariner East pipeline Following Filing of 48 Criminal Charges Read More
DOWNINGTOWN, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro, in conjunction with the 45th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, announced that the Office of Attorney General’s Environmental Crimes Section charged Energy Transfer, L.P. (Energy …
AG Shapiro Charges Mariner East Developer With Environmental Crimes Read More
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced it will receive public comments and host a virtual public hearing regarding major permit amendment requests from Sunoco …
DEP to Receive Comments on Amendment Applications for Mariner East 2 Pipeline, Chester County Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — The Chester County District Attorney’s Office has filed a civil complaint on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania against Energy Transfer LP, and its subsidiaries Energy …
ChesCo DA Files Civil Action Against Mariner East Pipeline Read More