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Energy

Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on May 2. Sinkholes that opened in the area prompted the state's Public Utility Commission to order that an existing pipeline nearby, the Mariner East 1, be shut down until it could be determined that the sinkholes didn't threaten its safety. PUC on May 3 approved a re-start of Mariner East 1. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

PUC’s review of pipeline safety regulation prompts attacks by residents, groups and lawmakers

Some argued for no added regulations, but most urged tighter curbs on the pipeline industry.

7 years ago

Smoke rising from the refinery
Money

Renewable energy producer S.G. Preston interested in buying PES refinery

The company is the first of at least two prospective buyers to publicly express interest in taking over the damaged Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex.

7 years ago

Smoke rising from the refinery
Community

No severance pay or benefits for PES refinery workers; next round of layoffs Friday

Friday will be the last day for union workers at the fire-damaged Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery, except for 83 who will stay on.

7 years ago

Patty Beach, a worker at the South Philadelphia refinery, makes her case to save her place of employment. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Emotions raw, PES refinery workers fight to keep plant open

Refinery unions say the closure of the facility will impact about 36,000 jobs indirectly and that the region will lose $16 billions if it closes permanently.

7 years ago

Members of the Southwest Philadelphia community discuss ideas for what to do at the PES refinery. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Community meeting on the future of PES refinery was packed, loud and divided

People who live near the South Philly refinery said they want it shut and gone forever, while laid-off refinery workers are hoping someone will buy it.

7 years ago

This May 22, 2017, file photo, shows the control room at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
The Why
Science

Three Mile Island is closing. Now what?

Pennsylvania is shutting down Three Mile Island for good next month. With the nuclear plant gone, how will the state produce carbon-free energy?

Air Date: August 21, 2019

Listen 13:18
Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

PES refinery lays off all but select few union workers, despite safety concerns

Union leaders had hoped to persuade Philadelphia Energy Solutions to keep some workers on past Aug. 25. “It’s a mismanaged mess,” said a USW official.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Science

‘Great progress’ in South Philly refinery cleanup, fire commissioner says

About half of the original 30,000 gallons of highly toxic hydrofluoric acid remains. “A good week,” Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel says.

7 years ago

A solar panel owned by the City of Philadelphia. (City of Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Science
PlanPhilly

Pa. grants $2M for solar tech at PGW’s liquefied natural gas plant

Philadelphia’s future LNG plant gets grant for solar panels. Environmentalists say that doesn’t make the fossil fuel project right.

7 years ago

A woman who lives near the Croda chemical plant questions company and state officials during a meeting about November’s toxic release and steps being taken before the plant can resume making ethylene oxide. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Amid residents’ fears from November toxic gas release, Del. plant hopes to resume production

Croda Inc. released more 2,600 pounds of highly flammable ethylene oxide in November. Officials want to resume production in two months but state says more must be done.

7 years ago

Listen 0:45
Sunoco's Mariner East 2 pipeline construction on Pennell Road in Middletown Township. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

PUC ordered Sunoco to produce its calculations on Mariner East blast zones

The regulator demanded information on how the local population would be affected by any pipeline failure.

7 years ago

A fire burns at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery hours after a series of early morning explosions on June 21, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Layoffs at PES refinery begin, as union argues for continued presence due to safety concerns

The first 80 workers have been let go at the shuttered Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex, more than a week earlier than expected.

7 years ago

A shale gas drilling rig in Washington, Pa. (Michael Rubinkam/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Poll: Broad support for Wolf’s plan to tax Pa. gas drillers to pay for infrastructure upgrades

A new poll from Franklin and Marshall College finds widespread support among Pennsylvania voters for Governor Tom Wolf’s plan to pay for infrastructure upgrades.

7 years ago

A sinkhole that opened up in January was surrounded by orange plastic fencing outside a suburban home at Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County. (Courtesy of Eric Friedman)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Chester County DA files charges against two Sunoco security guards

Chester County DA Thomas Hogan says constables overstepped their bounds when patrolling a suburban development.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery on August 8, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Eliminating the PES refinery’s deadliest chemical will be a 24/7 job for weeks

The Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery has started neutralizing and eliminating a highly toxic chemical still present at the site. It will take weeks.

7 years ago

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