Energy

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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?

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

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?

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

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

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.

Investigators from several agencies say the site of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery explosion and fire remains unsafe.

With other refineries in the region at or near capacity, the East Coast will likely look to the Gulf Coast and Europe for gasoline and other products.