Judge stops Mariner East 2 pipeline in eastern Pa.
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
An administrative judge temporarily stopped work on Energy Transfer Partners LP’s Sunoco Mariner East 2 pipeline in eastern Pennsylvania, according to The Associated Press.
The judge asked that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission hear and rule on whether Sunoco violated a 2015 settlement agreement with West Goshen Township. The Chester County township claims Sunoco jumped the gun on construction earlier this month and also disputes Sunoco’s decision to move a valve-control station.
The Mariner East 2 pipeline has been protested by Pennsylvania residents who blame it for contaminating their well water or spilling a clay lubricant at various sites.
Learn more: The Youngstown Vindicator > Judge halts pipeline work in eastern Pennsylvania
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