
Neighbors watch warily as PES oil trains make last rounds
Nearly four months after the South Philadelphia refinery complex shut down following a massive explosion, the rail cars used to haul oil are on the road.
6 years ago
How Philadelphia built a neighborhood on toxic soil
Eighteen years after the EPA found hazardous materials in Eastwick’s soil, neighbors are cautiously optimistic about the future.
6 years ago
Listen 5:37Trump Administration officials promise more jobs at Philly Shipyard
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer and Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro said two ship repair contracts will revitalize Philly Shipyard
6 years ago
Temple researchers will look at link between PFAS and cancer
University researchers will examine possible associations between PFAS-contaminated drinking water and cancer as part of a federally funded health study.
6 years ago
City to issue recommendations for developers eyeing PES refinery
While the report, due out in November, will explore strategies for shaping the site’s future, it won’t prescribe a favored outcome.
6 years ago
Philly Fire Department personnel no longer at PES refinery site 24/7
Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said only trace amounts of dangerous hydrofluoric acid remain at the damaged Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery.
6 years ago
Floatopia promotes a swimmable (and tube-worthy) urban Delaware River
Upstream Alliance, an environmental group, organized last weekend’s event to show that the stretch between Philly and Camden is safe to float in — sometimes.
6 years ago
Climate change brings mosquito whack-a-mole to New Jersey
The salt marsh mosquito was once nicknamed the “New Jersey state bird.” But changing conditions are shifting concern from that mosquito to others.
6 years ago
Listen 4:37PES refinery site attracts 3rd suitor, nationwide developer Industrial Realty Group
Industrial Realty Group has met with Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. and the local Steelworkers union to discuss the South Philly complex.
6 years ago
Bonuses paid to PES refinery executives infuriate ex-workers and environmentalists
Laid-off employees, who got no severance pay, expressed outrage at the $4.5 million paid out to Philadelphia Energy Solutions officials pre-bankruptcy.
6 years ago
Loggerhead turtle rescued after Dorian washed it ashore in Lewes, Del.
The 275-pound turtle was one of six washed ashore by Hurricane Dorian. It was rescued Saturday in Lewes, Delaware and is critical condition.
6 years ago
DEP fines Sunoco/Energy Transfer $313K for Mariner East construction violations
This latest assessment brings the total financial penalties assessed to the company for Mariner East construction to more than $13 million.
6 years ago
New uses, even non-use, will complicate ongoing PES refinery cleanup, DEP says
Pennsylvania’s DEP offered an update on, and a possible wrinkle in, the ongoing Sunoco-era remediation at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex.
6 years ago
Former PES refinery CEO Rinaldi says he wants to make renewable fuels at the complex
Philip Rinaldi announced a new company, Philadelphia Energy Industries, and a plan to buy and restart the Point Breeze and Girard Point refineries.
6 years ago
Renewable energy producer S.G. Preston interested in buying PES refinery
The company is the first of at least two prospective buyers to publicly express interest in taking over the damaged Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex.
6 years ago