A Washington County, PA, judge is closing the barn door about 12 years late. On February 7, Washington County Court of Common Pleas Judge Brandon P. Neuman ruled Sunoco Pipeline, LLC (i.e., Energy Transfer) did not have the eminent domain authority to take property for the Mariner East Pipelines in 2013 from Bradley and Amy…
Read More...According to an investigative reporter for Penn State, between 2018 and 2023, Pennsylvania fined Energy Transfer and its subsidiary Sunoco at least $42 million in connection to the construction of Mariner East II. Some $10 million of that came from a deal with the PA Attorney General’s office (who happened to be Josh Shapiro at…
Read More...In July, MDN compared the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection to an organized crime mob with its ongoing shakedowns in assessing “fines” on the Mariner East pipeline project (see PA DEP Squeezes Another $660,000 from ME2 Pipe for “Violations”). At that time, we were aware that over $30 million had been extorted (er, a, extracted)…
Read More...The problem with the pay-for-protection scam is that it never stops. A mobster comes calling on a business, and for a “small” and regular fee, the mobster will guarantee nothing “happens” to the business. “Just think of it as insurance.” It’s a shakedown–a scam. And over the years, the price keeps going up. What if…
Read More...U.S. Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) joined Congressman Troy Nehls (TX-22) for a roundtable discussion and tour of Energy Transfer’s Marcus… Continue reading The post PA & TX Congressmen Tour Philly’s Marcus Hook NGL Facility first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Husband and wife Ronald and Jane Shawley, who live in Cambria County, PA, filed a lawsuit against the Mariner East… Continue reading The post Cambria Landowners Sue ME Pipe for Allegedly Polluting Water Well first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...In August, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro (a confirmed shale energy hater who becomes Governor on Jan. 1), announced that… Continue reading The post Shapiro Announces Water Testing for Homes Affected by ME Pipeline first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...In March, MDN told you that the Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued… Continue reading The post PA PUC Cuts $48K Refund Check for Mariner East Pipeline Penalty first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Glen Riddle Station Case No Riddle at All for PUC Jim Willis on NGL Pipelines Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) [Editor’s Note: A noise fine issued to Mariner East has been reversed by the PUC for good reasons but note the pipeline before the Glen Riddle Station residents who complained.] In March, MDN told
Read More...In March, MDN told you that the Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued… Continue reading The post PA PUC Reduces ME Pipe Fine to $3K for Work Near Apartment Bldg first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...In January 2020, the retirement systems for public employees of various municipalities, including the Allegheny County (PA) Employees’ Retirement System,… Continue reading The post Fed Judge Certifies Class Action Investor Lawsuit Against ME2 Pipe first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...In March MDN told you that the Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued… Continue reading The post PA PUC Upholds ME Pipe Fine of $51K for Work Near Apartment Bldg first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...The Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) is sticking its sticky fingers into the pocket of Energy Transfer/Sunoco one more time, and this time drawing out nearly half a million dollars to pay for a series of small spills of nontoxic drilling mud in Snitz Creek in Lebanon County. It isn’t the first time the
Read More...Last August we told you about the politically-motivated prosecution (by the Chester County, PA District Attorney’s office) of men connected to a security firm providing off-duty constables to protect Mariner East 2 (ME2) pipeline construction sites (see Chester DA Persecution of Off-Duty Constables Guarding ME2 Pipe). Last June a Chester County Magisterial District Judge dismissed
Read More...Last August we told you about the politically-motivated prosecution (by the Chester County, PA District Attorney’s office) of two men connected to a security firm providing off-duty constables to protect Mariner East 2 (ME2) pipeline construction sites (see Chester DA Persecution of Off-Duty Constables Guarding ME2 Pipe). A Chester County judge has just completely tossed the
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