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In Pennsylvania
Similar pipes, different rules When the owners of the Tennessee natural gas pipeline
decided to expand the pipe in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania’s
northern tier, the federal safety rules they had to follow filled a book.
Chesapeake Energy is building a pipeline in Bradford County, the same size as
the Tennessee line, 24 inches in diameter and it’s designed to operate at even
higher pressure – up to 1,440 pounds per square inch. But for this line, in
this rural section of shale country, there are no safety rules at all Inquirer
Sunoco Refinery workers playing a
waiting game In
September, Sunoco Inc. Chairman and CEO Lynn Elsenhans announced she would
close the Marcus Hook and Philadelphia refineries by July if a buyer for the
facilities wasn’t found. Now, the
deadline has been extended Daily Local
waiting game In
September, Sunoco Inc. Chairman and CEO Lynn Elsenhans announced she would
close the Marcus Hook and Philadelphia refineries by July if a buyer for the
facilities wasn’t found. Now, the
deadline has been extended Daily Local
In New Jersey
Can urban transit hubs help revitalize
cities? Ambitious $1.5B
tax credit program hopes to attract development, jobs, and pedestrians
to downtown mass transit centers NJ Spotlight
cities? Ambitious $1.5B
tax credit program hopes to attract development, jobs, and pedestrians
to downtown mass transit centers NJ Spotlight
Legislation pushes logging on state-owned lands Supporters of
the estimated $2.7 million program say it would help the state nurse its
800,000 acres of land back to health by removing trees and allowing sunlight to
feed new growth Statehouse Bureau
the estimated $2.7 million program say it would help the state nurse its
800,000 acres of land back to health by removing trees and allowing sunlight to
feed new growth Statehouse Bureau
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