Council and Partners Secure Greater Protections Against Mariner East 2 Drilling Fluid Spills
After a slew of legal filings, briefs, and hearings before two different courts, the Environmental Hearing Board, on Monday, April 16th, ordered stronger protocols for responding to and preventing […]
Clean Air Council Responds to PUC Seeking Shut Down of Mariner East 1 and Growing Sinkhole Threat
PHILADELPHIA, PA (March 7, 2018) – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s Bureau of Inspections and Enforcement filed an emergency request with the Commissioners to shut down the Mariner East 1 […]
Environmental Groups Appeal DEP Agreement with Sunoco Allowing Restart of Mariner East 2 Construction and Sue for Breach of Contract
PHILADELPHIA, PA (February 28, 2018) — On Wednesday, Clean Air Council, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, and Mountain Watershed Association, Inc. filed two new lawsuits against the Department of Environmental Protection […]
DEP Announces Suspension of Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Permits
Pennsylvania environmental groups applaud action and ask for continued accountability. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [January 3, 2018 – PHILADELPHIA, PA] The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) today announced it is […]
ADVOCATES URGE WOLF AND PA DEP TO ADVANCE METHANE STANDARDS FOR THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
Clean Air Council and partners Moms Clean Air Force, Clean Water Action, and Earthworks joined residents affected by natural gas operations and a Harrisburg-area physician to speak at a […]
Clean Air Council, Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Mountain Watershed Association Demand DEP Accountability in Mariner East 2 Spills
Contact: Kathryn Urbanowicz, Clean Air Council kurbanowicz@cleanair.org, 215-567-4004 x106 Aaron Stemplewicz, Delaware Riverkeeper Network aaron@delawareriverkeeper.org, 215-369-1188 October 24, 2017 — On Monday, Clean Air Council, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, and Mountain […]
Settlement On Mariner East Drilling Reached Between Sunoco and Environmental Groups; Provides Additional Public Protections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (PHILADELPHIA, PA – August 9, 2017) On Wednesday, the Environmental Hearing Board approved a settlement agreement that Clean Air Council, Mountain Watershed Association, and Delaware Riverkeeper Network […]
Judge Orders Halt on All Mariner East 2 Drilling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (PHILADELPHIA, PA – July 25, 2017) On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board granted the petition of Clean Air Council, Mountain Watershed Association, Inc., and the Delaware […]
Dangerous Spills and Well Pollution Lead to Legal Action, Groups Call for Shutdown of Mariner East 2 Drilling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (PHILADELPHIA, PA – July 19, 2017) On Wednesday, Clean Air Council, Mountain Watershed Association, Inc., and the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, joined the voices of elected officials and […]
How to Protect Your Property and Rights During Mariner East 2 Construction
Introduction Do you live on or near the Mariner East 2 Right of Way (ROW)? Is Sunoco staking the ROW or have they started construction of ME 2/2x? Do […]
