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Energy
Nuns want court to hear their religious objections to Atlantic Sunrise pipeline
7 years ago
Delaware residents tell Washington they oppose offshore drilling
The goal of a public meeting in Dover was to listen to local experts and residents.
7 years ago
Hearing will scrutinize use of money in special environmental funds
7 years ago
After new setback, Constitution Pipeline says it will fight FERC order
7 years ago
MLK’s environmental justice legacy threatened by Trump administration cuts
7 years ago
A surge, then a fade for Pennsylvania’s wind industry
More than two dozen wind farms popped up across the state leading up to 2012, but only one in the years since.
7 years ago
Judge fines environmental attorneys $52,000 for ‘frivolous’ injection well suit
The case is centered on a 2014 ban and a subsequent municipal charter adopted by Grant Township that banned fracking wastewater injection projects.
7 years ago
Settlement requires coal plants to get permits with tighter pollution controls
The settlement pertains to 10 coal-fired power plants around the state that have been operating on expired water pollution permits for years — in one case for 17 years.
7 years ago
Delaware threatens legal action against offshore drilling plan
State Attorney General Matt Denn sent a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to formally object to the federal plan to allow oil drilling off Delaware’s coast.
7 years ago
N.J. wants out of Trump plan for offshore drilling
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has removed Florida’s waters from consideration for expanded offshore oil and gas drilling — and New Jersey wants the same exemption.
7 years ago
Despite DEP order to halt Mariner East 2 construction, some work is still allowed
When it comes to anything other than earth disturbance or water crossings, the agency doesn’t have jurisdiction.
7 years ago
Report: Mariner East pipelines could have a $9 billion financial impact
Sunoco/Energy Transfer Partners, which is building the $2.5 billion pipeline, paid for the report.
7 years ago
FERC rejects Trump bid to boost coal, nuclear power
An independent energy agency on Monday rejected a Trump administration plan to bolster coal-fired and nuclear power plants, dealing a blo ...
7 years ago
Delawareans denounce Trump proposal to end Clean Power Plan
The only public hearing scheduled by the EPA to discuss the decision to end the Clean Power Plan was held in West Virginia, so Delaware leaders held their own hearing.
7 years ago