Energy
Sunoco appeals DEP’s stop work order
Sunoco is appealing the Department of Environmental Protection’s January 3 order to halt construction on the Mariner East 2 natural gas liquids pipeline.
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AG rejects PennEast offers for easements on protected lands
Pipeline company says it will begin eminent domain actions if landowners hold out after deadline.
7 years ago
N.J. delays action on nuclear subsidy measure
Senate president anticipates Feb. 15 hearing on legislation. An environmental group estimates it could increase costs for ratepayers by more than $4 billion over 10 years.
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Landowners tear up PennEast leases as New Jersey shelves permit application
They will not agree to the company’s plans to build the pipeline on their land — at the price offered, or in some cases at any price.
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Oldest nuke plant in the US closing a year ahead of schedule
Chicago-based Exelon Generation says the Oyster Creek plant in Lacey Township, New Jersey, will close this fall.
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Wolf’s campaign website has misleading claims about his environmental record
At the top of Governor Tom Wolf’s list of accomplishments on his reelection campaign website is an inaccurate claim he instituted a moratorium on natural gas drilling.
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Murphy says N.J. joins neighbors in opposing fracking
Murphy, a Democrat, announced the decision on the banks of the Delaware River in Phillipsburg Thursday.
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What Trump’s tariff on solar panels means for Pa.
A solar panel that arrives in the United States from overseas now comes with a higher price tag.
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New Jersey ordered to rev up recruitment of offshore wind providers
At the site of an onshore wind farm in Atlantic City, Murphy signed an executive order to move ahead with the program.
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Trump’s oxymoronic ode to ‘beautiful clean coal’
What best explains Trump's bizarre love affair with coal?
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Natural gas impact fee revenue expected to rise this year in Pa.
Pennsylvania is expected to bring in $46.1 million more this year from natural gas impact fees.
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Trump’s speech light on energy specifics. Here’s the lowdown behind mentions of coal, exports.
While the president mentioned energy in his first State of the Union speech Tuesday night, he offered few details about his energy priorities.
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Pipelines remain critical infrastructure that deserve support
The state Department of Environmental Protection recently halted work on Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline. That’s too bad. The project is critically important infrastructure.
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The refinery is Philadelphia’s single largest generator of particulate emission air pollution, according to city data.
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Environmentalists want more action from Tom Wolf. More talk would be nice, too
Many environmentalists say his record, so far, has been disappointing.
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