Energy
Chesco DA opens criminal investigation into Mariner East pipeline project
Potential charges include causing a catastrophe and environmental crimes, DA says.
6 years ago
PUC investigators: We didn’t say the 12-inch Mariner East 2 line was safe
Investigators at the Pa. Public Utility Commission said they didn’t confirm that the 12-inch pipeline of Mariner East 2 was safe, despite a statement by Sunoco.
6 years ago
N.J. rejects Atlantic City offshore-wind project for third time … too pricey
Nautilus official says ‘state is missing out’ as Board of Public Utilities gives thumbs-down to 25-megawatt wind farm.
6 years ago
An epidemic is killing thousands of coal miners. Regulators could have stopped it
More than 2,000 miners in Appalachia are dying from an advanced stage of black lung. NPR and Frontline have found the government had multiple warnings.
6 years ago
Philly signs agreement to buy solar energy
The city of Philadelphia plans to fulfill 22 percent of its energy demand with solar power.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
PUC panel sees ‘statewide concern’ with pipeline corrosion after ME1 leak
Investigators propose a ‘remaining life study’ for the aging pipeline.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.'"
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
Judge denies emergency petition for Mariner East shutdown
A suit brought by seven residents fails on all four requirements.
6 years ago