Energy
PennEast now faces tough scrutiny from DEP after winning court battle
Federal judge grants eminent domain in New Jersey, but pipeline company must still meet many environmental standards.
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At Penn State, researchers push for answers on carbon capture: Will it stay where we put it?
Technology is seen as key to lessening the effects of climate change.
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PG&E falsified gas pipeline safety records, regulators say
The investigation followed the gas pipeline explosion in 2010 that incinerated a neighborhood in San Bruno, just south of San Francisco.
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PUC panel sees ‘statewide concern’ with pipeline corrosion after ME1 leak
Investigators propose a ‘remaining life study’ for the aging pipeline.
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Four workers injured at gas plant blast near Pittsburgh
The blast happened shortly after 6 p.m. at MarkWest’s Houston Processing and Fractionation Facility at 800 Western Avenue in Chartiers Township.
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Quoting ‘The Lorax,’ court pulls permit for pipeline crossing Appalachian Trail
The judges cited Dr. Seuss' The Lorax: "We trust the United States Forest Service to 'speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.'"
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PennEast pipeline can take New Jersey lands using eminent domain, judge rules
The PennEast Pipeline Co. can take private land through eminent domain to build a natural gas pipeline, a New Jersey federal judge ruled on Friday.
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DEP unveils proposal to reduce emissions from existing oil, gas wells
Pennsylvania environmental officials have come out with a plan to reduce leaks from thousands of the state’s oil and gas wells.
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Retiring Shore congressman co-leads charge against airgun ocean blasting
A bipartisan group of federal legislators is opposing the Trump administration's recent decision to permit seismic airgun surveying off the Eastern seaboard.
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Judge denies emergency petition for Mariner East shutdown
A suit brought by seven residents fails on all four requirements.
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Judge grants first eminent domain case to PennEast in Pennsylvania
Company says ruling will allow it to complete surveys. New Jersey landowners await ruling from different judge
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Two hurt in construction accident along Mariner East 2 near Pittsburgh
Contractors were struck by equipment.
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Gov. Wolf on climate change: ‘We are having real problems’
Wolf spoke Friday morning at the Governor’s Residence with Scott LaMar, host of WITF’s Smart Talk.
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Delco study: Pipeline blast could be devastating, but risk is low
A flammable vapor cloud could spread as far as 1.3 miles downwind of a rupture, a consultant says.
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PGW plan for liquified natural gas facility in Southwest Philadelphia clears hurdle
The new facility, Passyunk Energy Center LLC, would be a public-private partnership between city-owned PGW and Liberty Energy Trust, based in Conshohocken.
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