With nuke plant shutting down, N.J. community inherits 1.7M pounds of waste
After U.S. plan to dispose of spent fuel rods fails, Lacey Township wants compensation for holding the radioactive waste from the Oyster Creek plant.
6 years ago
Listen 5:32Pipeline opponents offer their own $10k reward for information on Mariner East vandalism
Two separate $10,000 rewards are now offered for information on who vandalized a backhoe and bulldozer last week in Chester County.
6 years ago
New Jersey may require train operators to disclose hazardous cargo
New Jersey Sierra Club director Jeff Tittel says Bakken oil transported by train through the state contains chemicals that could cause it to explode during an accident.
6 years ago
Vandals damage Mariner East equipment in Chester County, Sunoco says
Sunoco Pipeline offered a $10,000 reward on Thursday for information leading to the arrest of vandals who the company said attacked construction equipment.
6 years ago
Sunoco to residents near sinkholes: We’ll pay to relocate you during investigation
Sunoco is offering to relocate residents at a Chester County site where drilling for the Mariner East pipelines has caused sink holes to open up in recent weeks.
6 years ago
FERC’s critics, and two commissioners, say new comment policy will hurt landowners
FERC says it will limit public interventions in its pipeline review process if they are submitted outside the prescribed time.
6 years ago
Federal budget includes $5M for Delaware River clean up
The $1.3 trillion spending bill signed by President Donald Trump on Friday unexpectedly brought good news for environmentalists.
6 years ago
State says PES owes $3.8 billion in back taxes, urges court hold up bankruptcy plan
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is urging a federal bankruptcy court to withhold approval of a bankruptcy petition by Philadelphia Energy Solutions
6 years ago
‘It’s crazy, man’: Sinkholes, Sunoco’s pipeline inspection stir safety fears in Chesco
Sunoco scrambled to inspect an ageing pipeline on Friday in the backyards of Chester County homes where drilling for two new pipelines has caused several sinkholes to open up.
6 years ago
De-icing salt boosts safety during storms, but it poses a threat to fresh water
6 years ago
Philly Flower Show taking deep dive into water
The annual Philadelphia Flower Show gets its feet wet in environmental issues surrounding water.
6 years ago
Listen 1:48Environmental groups seek injunction to halt Mariner East 2 pipeline construction
Several environmental groups have asked the Commonwealth Court for an injunction to halt Sunoco/Energy Transfer Partners Mariner East 2 pipeline construction.
6 years ago
Early spring peepers might be trouble for rest of food chain
Recent unseasonably warm weather has lured some frogs out of hibernation early. Herpetologists worry what that might mean for them — and other animals.
6 years ago
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