Gov. Wolf Puts Public Safety First With Mariner East Waivers
As many may have seen, Governor Tom Wolf granted a series of
waivers to Sunoco/Energy Transfer to continue stabilization and construction
work on a number of Mariner East 2 sites in Chester and Delaware counties. Predictably, pipeline opponents are up… Read More ►
Statement: Mariner East Work Set to Resume with State Waivers
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development late Wednesday granted waiver requests that will allow construction work to resume on the Mariner East pipeline network. Work originally was halted March 19 after Gov. Tom Wolf issued his Emergency Order,… Read More ►
Statement: Mariner East Following Gov.’s Waiver Process
On March 19, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Tom Wolf issued an Emergency Order that halted several sectors of Pennsylvania’s economy, including construction of the Mariner East pipeline — even though an order issued earlier that week allowed… Read More ►
Sunoco’s Waiver Would Enable Faster Completion of Mariner East While Delivering Essential Energy Products to PA
Due to the coronavirus epidemic,
businesses everywhere are closed or halted to comply with CDC guidelines. On
Monday, Governor Wolf announced that waivers could be obtained from businesses
if their business can “mitigate the crisis by providing a life sustaining… Read More ►
Local Union Issues Statement on Recent Remarks by Senator Andy Dinniman
Jim Snell, Business
Manager for Steamfitters Local 420, issued the following statement in response
to state Sen. Andy Dinniman’s call to halt construction of the Mariner East
pipeline network because of COVID-19: “The health and safety of
our workers is… Read More ►
Statement: Senator Wants Pipeline Halted Amid COVID
State Sen. Andy Dinniman is hoping COVID-19 will finally achieve what he has been unable to do: halt the construction of the legally permitted Mariner East pipeline network. He made the pitch in a letter sent to Pennsylvania Public Utility… Read More ►
Sen. Dinniman Using an International Crisis to Endanger Jobs
Calls to shut down construction of Mariner East masked as
concern for public health are insensitive coming from the likes of Sen. Andy
Dinniman. Anti-pipeliners have spent years reaching for anything they can to
call for further delays of construction… Read More ►
Statement: DEP Cancels Pipeline Hearings to Protect against COVID-19 Spread
The Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection today announced that is canceling three public hearings planned
for mid-April
related to permit modifications for the Mariner East pipeline project. DEP also
canceled an April 2 hearing on air quality plans at the… Read More ►