Atlantic Sunrise DEP Hearings
With the series of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) hearings on Atlantic Sunrise this week, looking back at the hearings focused on Mariner East in August helps illuminate what to expect and why these hearings matter.
In August, members… Read More ►
PEIA Marks 2-Year Anniversary
The Pennsylvania Energy Infrastructure Alliance (PEIA) marks its two-year anniversary today. Over this time, PEIA has underscored the responsible development of pipeline infrastructure to catalyze energy connectivity in Pennsylvania and across the country.
According to Drexel economist Kevin Gillen, “transportation… Read More ►
Time to Take Advantage of this “Small Window of Opportunity” in Pa.
With Pennsylvania on the cusp to be a key energy market in the U.S., a recent op-ed in Penn Live by Gene Barr, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, and Dennis Martire, vice-president and manager… Read More ►
Pa. Economist Comments on Environmental Issues and Property Values Associated with Pipeline Transportation
According to economist Kevin Gillen, pipeline opponents would have you falsely believe that pipelines are harmful to the environment and to individual households.
Gillen, on the other hand, maintains that the failure to construct the new energy capacity is in… Read More ►
Cambria County Collaboration Bolstering National Energy Capacity
Home to a plethora of natural resources and a well-trained labor force, Cambria County is rightly called Pennsylvania’s “Energy County.” A recent editorial in the The Tribune Democrat by Linda Thomson, president of the nonprofit economic development organization JARI, highlighted… Read More ►
Steamfitters Talk Pipeline Safety
Steamfitters Local 420 is a labor union in southeastern Pennsylvania that is engaged throughout the pipeline timeline from training the workers, to installing the pipeline, to servicing the pipeline once it is “up and running.”
According to Steamfitters Director of… Read More ►
Mariner East Supports Emergency Preparedness and Safety
With many miles of new pipelines expected to develop in Pennsylvania over the next ten years, the Mariner East 2 pipeline harbors significant opportunities for Pennsylvania’s communities. These opportunities come in line with extensive regulations around construction and testing, and… Read More ►
API Executive Director Comments on Inadequate Pipeline Capacity
The shale revolution in Pennsylvania has impacted economic growth and energy connectivity across the state. As demand increases for the energy to run our businesses, vehicles and homes, so too does the demand for adequate capacity of the energy industry… Read More ►