Watershed

Plaintiffs ask judge to revoke ‘illegal’ Mariner East 2 permits

7 years ago

StateImpact Pennsylvania

PUC’s West Goshen ruling cheers advocates for local control over pipelines

The commission voted unanimously on Thursday to uphold a judge’s ruling that prevented Sunoco from building the valve and associated equipment on private land.

7 years ago

All but two of the houses on the Delaware Bay at Bay Point are slated for demolition and the bayfront will be allowed to return to its natural state.

Five years after Sandy, tiny Delaware Bay communities struggle to survive

When it comes to help from the state, location matters.

7 years ago

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Fifth grader studying health of pond at Brandywine Red Clay Alliance in West Chester (Shirley Min/WHYY)

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Delaware

Cultivating future generations of water stewards in Delaware River watershed

Carrying out the legacy of clean water in the Brandywine and Red Clay Creek watersheds falls on the next generation of water stewards.

7 years ago

A backhoe digs a path for a pipeline in Pennsylvania

StateImpact Pennsylvania

Water problems persist along Mariner East pipeline route despite court intervention

Water impacts continue at numerous Pennsylvania sites where Sunoco is building the Mariner East 2 pipeline two months after a court-brokered agreement.

7 years ago

StateImpact

Q&A: Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy discusses Pruitt, WOTUS, and Clean Power Plan

7 years ago

Opponents of the Mariner East 2 pipeline, like those engaged in nonviolent civil disobedience at this site in Huntingdon County, say a blog post is falsely linking them to the alleged sabotage of construction vehicles. So far, no one has presented any evidence the sabotage actually took place.

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Pipeline critics say blog post seeks to discredit them with ‘fake news’

7 years ago

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Last two Dimock families settle lawsuit with Cabot over water

Two Pennsylvania families have settled a lawsuit against a major natural gas producer, ending an almost decade-long fight over alleged water contamination in Dimock.

7 years ago

An easement where Sunoco Pipeline is preparing for construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline. A homeowners group is asking a court to halt construction in that location until Sunoco comes up with a plan to mitigate contaminated soil on the site. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact)

StateImpact Pennsylvania

Delco homeowners ask court to halt Mariner East 2 pipeline construction

7 years ago

$A view of the Delaware River from Morrisville, Pa. The Delaware River Basin Commission voted Wednesday on a resolution that could result in a ban on fracking in the Basin.$

StateImpact Pennsylvania

DRBC takes a step toward banning fracking in Northeast Pa.

7 years ago

In 2015 Wolf met with elected officials and landowners from Wayne County to discuss the moratorium on natural gas development in the Delaware River Basin. Several people in the meeting say he offered to help them open up the region to drilling, if they would help him enact a severance tax.

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