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Energy

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Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

There is no grid emergency (at least for the next five years)

The grid operator for the mid-Atlantic region released a long-anticipated study.

7 years ago

People install a solar panel on a roof.
Urban Planning
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Philadelphia plans a massive solar plant in Adams County

The city wants to use energy from the plant to power its operations.

7 years ago

Main Street in Marcus Hook dead ends at the Monroe Energy refinery. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sen. Toomey raises alarms about Trump’s new ethanol policy

The issue pits corn-growers against refiners

7 years ago

The site of the Revolution Pipeline explosion that occurred in September 2018. (Marcellus Air)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

DEP orders ETP to fix Revolution Pipeline erosion problems

Orders call for the company to cease some earth disturbance activity

7 years ago

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry answers questions during a media availability following a tour of Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. (Susan Montoya Bryan/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Energy Sec. Perry stumps for ‘all of the above’ energy in Philadelphia, Camden

Perry spoke at a water conference and toured the Holtec International plant on the Camden waterfront.

7 years ago

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

Sunoco: Mariner East 2 delayed to 2020, so company will join three pipes as substitute

Company did not immediately say when natural gas liquids would begin moving through the lines.

7 years ago

An emergency evacuation pamphlet shows the 10-mile radius around Oyster Creek Generating Station. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

Feds allow emergency planning reduction in area near Oyster Creek nuclear plant

The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted the operator of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in New Jersey permission to amend the plant's emergency plan.

7 years ago

Nozzles pump gas into vehicles at a BP gas station. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Money

Analysts: Current N.J. gas prices ‘more like summer than fall’

Gas prices are on the rise in New Jersey amid an oil price rally and the state's new 4.3-cent gas tax increase taking effect.

7 years ago

In this photo taken by Salem Township Supervisor Kerry Jobe, flames erupt during a natural gas explosion at a pipeline complex in Greensburg, Pa., Friday, April 29, 2016. The explosion, which burned one person, caused flames to shoot above nearby treetops in the largely rural Salem Township, about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh, and prompted authorities to evacuate businesses nearby. The cause of the blast wasn't immediately clear. (Kerry Jobe via AP)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Mariner East 2: What are natural gas liquids, and what happens if they leak?

In 2017, about 1,000 gallons of natural gas liquids leaked from the Mariner East 1 in Morgantown, Berks County. It was discovered by a resident who noticed discolored grass.

7 years ago

Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline construction in Lancaster County. (March 2018) (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Atlantic Sunrise pipeline goes into full service this weekend

The pipeline is one of many large-scale projects transporting Marcellus gas.

7 years ago

backhoe works at a construction site
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

‘Regulatory issues’ delay opening of Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline

PUC cites 'numerous ongoing matters' yet to be resolved

7 years ago

An aerial view of Mariner East 2 pipeline construction, adjacent to the Fairview Golf Course in Lebanon County August 24, 2018. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

We’re wired to be wary of certain things. Here’s why pipelines are among them

The science of fear partly explains why some residents dread Mariner East 2.

7 years ago

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks Friday at a conference hosted by the Consumer Energy Alliance in Pittsburgh. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Zinke talks LNG exports, pipeline constraints, offshore wind in Pa. visit

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says Pennsylvania plays a key role in helping the United States deal with foreign adversaries.

7 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
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Lawmakers consider tougher penalties for vandalizing pipelines, power plants

Pa. lawmakers are considering a bill establishing tougher penalties against people who vandalize “critical infrastructure.”

7 years ago

In this file photo
Community

Pennsylvania utility regulator sharpens focus on cybersecurity threats

Pennsylvania's utility regulator has created a new office to deal specifically with cybersecurity threats.

7 years ago

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