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Energy

In this file photo, Liberian LNG tanker Al Hamra arrives at a port in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo,  Monday, April 21, 2014. (Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)
Community
NJ Spotlight

Gloucester County LNG export terminal would take 360 trucks a day, 24/7, Army Corps says

Agency releases new details about planned Gloucester County facility after "conversations" with developer.

6 years ago

The settlement does not cover violations from a fire that broke out in February, releasing hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide into the air. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Delaware City Refining Company agrees to $950,000 settlement

A Delaware refinery has reached a settlement over its release of toxic chemicals into the air.

6 years ago

Protesters blocked pipeline construction equipment on the property of The Adorers of the Blood of Christ, an order of Catholic nuns, in Lancaster County last year. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law

Trespass charges dropped against Atlantic Sunrise pipeline protesters

A Lancaster County judge on Monday dismissed trespassing charges against seven protesters who blocked construction of the Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline.

6 years ago

The entrance to Erie Coke. (Amanda Gillooly/Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP))
Courts & Law

Erie coke plant to keep operating pending ruling on appeal

A company attorney said the failure to grant relief would impose "a corporate 'death penalty'" on the company by destroying its primary asset — two batteries of coke ovens.

6 years ago

Leatra Harper started the FreshWater Accountability Project because, she said, she wanted to protect Ohio waters from the effects of natural gas development. (Julie Grant / The Allegheny Front)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Fracking in Ohio: Citizens stepped in to protect water when the state did not

Ten years ago, the fracking industry was already booming in Pa., but people in Ohio were just starting to hear about it.

6 years ago

A ground-mounted solar panel at Millersville University tracks the sun’s path across the sky. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science

Inside one of Pennsylvania’s most energy-efficient buildings

In 2018, the building generated 75% more energy than it consumed–thanks to more than 500 solar panels on the roof, a ground-mounted solar array, and 20 geothermal wells.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Energy Solutions extends pay for refinery workers

PES said it was continuing its efforts “to secure the facility” in anticipation of a possible sale and restart after an explosion and fire in late June.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Possible future uses for PES refinery call into question cleanup plans there

Current remediation being done by former owner Sunoco may no longer make sense if the potential purpose of the site changes, some experts say.

6 years ago

Refinery works watch protestors outside the PES refinery Tuesday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Analysts say Philadelphia refinery, shut down after fire, unlikely to find a willing buyer

More than 1,000 people will be out of work once Philadelphia Energy Solutions' refinery closes its doors this month.

6 years ago

Flames and smoke emerge from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia, Friday, June 21, 2019. Explosions and a blaze at the largest oil refinery on the East Coast shook homes before dawn Friday, though authorities reported only a few minor injuries and said the air was safe to breathe. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Radio Times

PES refinery fire and closure

Last week, Philadelphia Energy Solutions announced it would close its South Philadelphia oil refinery following a nearly catastrophic fire. What's next for the site?

Air Date: July 2, 2019

Listen 49:00
The entrance to Erie Coke. (Amanda Gillooly/Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP))
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania environmental regulators move to shut down Erie Coke plant

State environmental regulators are moving to shut down Erie Coke, a foundry with a lengthy history of environmental violations.

6 years ago

Flames and smoke emerge from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia, Friday, June 21, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
The Why
Urban Planning

The explosion that shut down the South Philly refinery

Philadelphia Energy Solutions has had a long history of fires and financial troubles. Why was the latest accident a tipping point for the 150-year-old oil refinery?

Air Date: July 1, 2019

Listen 12:47
Protestors gathered at the oil refinery in South Philadelphia. (Rachael Warriner)
Community

From Catastrophe to Closure: A vision beyond fossil fuels

As the fireball raged over South Philadelphia last week, over one million residents in our region faced potentially life-threatening circumstances.

6 years ago

In this July 27, 2011 photo, the sun shines over a Range Resources well site in Washington, Pa. In 2018, Range paid the highest impact fee of any driller in Pennsylvania. (Keith Srakocic / Associated Press)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Gas impact fee revenue rises to 7-year high, boosted by stripper wells

More than half of 2018 total will be paid to counties and municipalities to offset effects of gas drilling

6 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Lawsuit claims Philadelphia Energy Solutions failed to give workers ample warning of layoffs

A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of workers recently laid off from their jobs at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia.

6 years ago

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