July 20, 2018 | 01:31 PM
New Jersey issues first advisories for consumption of fish containing PFAS chemicals
State scientists recommend health limits for 12 species
Sunoco: Exposed pipe in Uwchlan Township is inactive, not Mariner East 1
A township supervisor said Thursday that a township engineer had confirmed the line was part of Mariner East 1. But Sunoco said today that the line was taken out of service in 2015.
| Updated: July 20, 2018 | 1:48 pm
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How the EPA and the Pentagon downplayed a growing toxic threat
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July 20, 2018 | 12:18 PM
Trump administration rolls back coal ash rules aimed at groundwater protection
States may be able to stop monitoring at some sites, and power plants have more time to close leaking ash ponds.
Updated: July 20, 2018 | 11:15 am
New Mariner East troubles: Spill in western Pa., exposed pipeline outside Philadelphia
The state’s Public Utility Commission said people are not in “imminent danger” from the exposed pipe. But a township supervisor said she’s concerned and wants the situation treated with urgency.
July 18, 2018 | 04:13 PM
With policy change, nearly a third of Pennsylvanians live in ‘environmental justice’ areas
Applications for certain things in environmental justice areas — like landfills or coal mines — are on a “trigger permit list” and get more scrutiny from the state Department of Environmental Protection.
July 17, 2018 | 03:21 PM
How young activists hope to make climate change a political priority
Young activists are organizing rallies on climate change throughout the county. The organizers in Pittsburgh want to mobilize people their own age who are passionate about the environment to turn out at the polls.
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Updated: July 17, 2018 | 4:13 pm
Independent study examining public safety risks of Mariner East pipelines
Community group commissions ‘quantitative risk analysis’ after county council deadlocks on proposal
July 12, 2018 | 05:55 PM
Delaware estuary’s ospreys recover as fish contaminants decline, report says
Population growth suggests overall improvement in region’s ecological health
July 12, 2018 | 05:17 PM
A company cut trees for a pipeline that hasn’t been approved. The landowners just filed for compensation
The Constitution Pipeline is not built two years after crews cut more than 500 trees on northeast Pennsylvania property. The company says it is trying to get approval and still plans to build the line.
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July 12, 2018 | 05:16 PM
Mariner East 2 pipeline spill prompting underwater inspection, ‘no wake zone’ at Raystown Lake
Sunoco spilled 25-30 gallons of drilling fluid into Raystown Lake in December, and divers are now assessing impacts to the lake bottom.
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