by Nelson Bailey | Nov 1, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Pipelines
(Lebanon) — Mariner East 2 pipeline builder Sunoco needs to work harder to prevent “drilling mud” spills, not just treat them after the fact. That’s the gist of a notice of violation the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 25, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Pipelines
NAVARRE, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff’s office says a natural gas pipeline explosion in Ohio killed a man doing maintenance work. The explosion Monday killed a Columbia Gas Transmission pipeline worker and caused a large gas leak just south of Canton that forced...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 23, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
Chester County resident David Mano was hosting a Fourth of July party this year when he first learned that his drinking water had a strange taste. A guest took a sip and then spat it out, he said. “I didn’t even notice it,” Mano said. “I guess I was just used to it.”...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 21, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
Yesterday marked a big legal victory for New York’s environment. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Constitution Pipeline’s motion for a rehearing, upholding the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation denial of a Clean Water Act Section 401...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 12, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ7) A deal between Montgomery County and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality surrounding the Mountain Valley Pipeline has been called off, for now. The deal, which was unanimously agreed to on September 11, would have allowed...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 10, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
The NC Department of Environmental Quality has rejected the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s erosion and sediment control plan, dealing yet another setback to the $5.5 billion project. In a letter dated Sept. 26, the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources told the...
