Mariner East pipelines may face criminal charges
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Last week, Tom Hogan, the district attorney of Chester County, Pennsylvania, opened a criminal investigation into construction on the Mariner East natural gas liquids pipelines that have drawn blame for causing sinkholes and polluting drinking water and waterways across southern Pennsylvania, according to the Miami Herald.
Hogan sent Sunoco a five-page letter demanding it hand over and preserve a list of documents and electronic records. He plans to demand that “every aspect of these pipelines be conducted safely, or we will bring into play all of the tools of the criminal justice system.”
Hogan also accused the company of treating Chester County residents poorly, frightening people who had complained with “subtle and not-so-subtle bullying.”
Hogan’s lawsuit is targeting Sunoco Pipeline’s Mariner East 1, 2 and 2X projects stretching across southern Pennsylvania.
Learn more: Miami Herald > Prosecutor opens investigation on Mariner East pipeline work
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