“…in my lane is the transmission grid, and making sure we are upgrading that in the face of extreme weather events,” said Jennifer Granholm, U.S. energy secretary.
The company has already paid more than $20 million in fines for more than 120 violations of the state’s Clean Streams Law. That same law is the basis for the criminal charges announced Tuesday.
By Susan Phillips The company said the lack of needed permits from New Jersey made it determine that “further development of the Project no longer is supported.”
Gov. Wolf needs to appoint two new commissioners this fall to fill vacancies on the five-member board, but faces pushback in the state Senate, which opposes Pa.’s plans to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
At the request of the Department of Environmental Protection, Sunoco stopped construction on a section of the line near Valley Creek and the Chester County library.
Opponents feared more air pollution and criticized reliance on fossil fuels amid the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. The city says it did what it was supposed to do.
By Susan Phillips The report by the group Physicians for a Social Responsibility is based on a public records request. The group didn’t find evidence of the chemicals used in PA wells.
The chemical compounds and reactions that make all those colorful lights shine and explode come with a toxic stew of air pollutants.
Philadelphia and four suburban towns sued in March over the General Assembly’s ban on plastic bag bans.
The ruling reverses a the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision that held New Jersey could block construction on conservation land. Industry praised the decision; PennEast opponents vowed to continue their fight.
