Max Brenneman, 14, protests outside of the Huntingdon County Courthouse in support of the Gerhart family. “I have to do something,” says Brenneman. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
A public relations firm for Sunoco Pipeline says it wants to “neutralize opposition” to the controversial Mariner East 2 pipeline project.
Bravo Group, which has worked with different parts of Sunoco for at least five years, makes the statement on its website, in describing its role in working on the cross-state Mariner East 2 pipeline which is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of this year.
“We’re helping Sunoco build public and policyholder support for its Mariner East projects, an infrastructure investment of more than $3 billion,” the statement says. “The goal: secure regulatory approvals, neutralize opposition, and develop the Mariner East projects on budget and without capital losses.
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In its efforts to plan and build the natural gas liquids pipelines, Sunoco has encountered opposition from some landowners who have refused its offers of compensation for building the pipeline on their land, and are fighting its use of eminent domain in the courts. It is also under pressure from some communities at the densely populated eastern end of the line who say the planned natural gas liquids pipeline is a grave risk to public safety.
One opposition group, Delaware County’s Middletown Coalition for Community Safety, said the Bravo statement fuels its belief that it is being watched by parties working with Sunoco. The coalition said it is focused on public safety and property rights, and that Sunoco and its surrogates appear to be fighting it on those issues.
State Impact Pennsylvania – Jon Hurdle – 07/06/2017
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