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In this 2018 file photo, Energy Transfer, the parent company of Mariner East 2 pipeline builder, Sunoco, works at Snitz Creek in West Cornwall Township, Lebanon County after a drilling mud spill during the summer.
February 25, 2021 | 5:07 PM

Mariner East project penalized for dozens of violations in Lebanon County

The incidents include a 200-gallon spill at sites along Snitz Creek.

By Rachel McDevitt
In this 2018 file photo, Energy Transfer, the parent company of Mariner East 2 pipeline builder, Sunoco, works at Snitz Creek in West Cornwall Township, Lebanon County after a drilling mud spill during the summer.
October 23, 2020 | 5:58 PM

Latest Mariner East violation in Lebanon County could draw penalties against Sunoco

State environmental regulators plan to meet with Sunoco over violations with its Mariner East pipeline. The latest was another involving Snitz Creek.

By Rachel McDevitt
In this Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 photo, pipes lay along a construction site on the Mariner East pipeline in a residential neighborhood in Exton, Pa.
December 20, 2019 | 6:49 PM

Cumberland County man may win out in complaint against Sunoco

In a preliminary ruling, a Public Utility Commission administrative law judge sided with Wilmer Baker, saying Sunoco should do more to make sure people living near pipelines are safe.
By Katie Meyer
October 17, 2019 | 5:00 AM

Activists urge Wolf, again, to shut down the Mariner pipelines

They’re pointing to sinkholes and contaminated wells they’ve seen throughout the building process, and say they’re worried about explosions.
By Katie Meyer