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Dear Friend, Construction permits are about to expire on the disastrous Mariner East pipelines, and we have until January 25, 2022 to tell the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) NOT to renew them. Act now to tell the DEP you object to any renewed construction permits for Mariner East! Since construction began five years ago, Sunoco/Energy Transfer (ET) has demonstrated time and again its willful disregard for the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth. Sunoco/ET has illegally spilled drilling fluids at least 330 times, caused dozens of sinkholes across the state, and contaminated both public and private drinking water supplies. It has also failed to report many of these violations, in further violation of its permits. Despite at least 127 notices of violation issued by the DEP, 48 criminal charges filed against ET by the Attorney General’s office, and ongoing issues such as the contamination of Marsh Creek Lake and the drinking water supplies across the state, DEP is proposing to renew Sunoco/ET’s Chapter 102 earthmoving permits. The new permit applications lack sufficient detail to demonstrate how Sunoco/ ET will adequately protect the environment and water resources going forward. Use this link to tell the DEP not to renew any construction permits for Mariner East! Comments due by January 25, 2022. | |
Joseph Otis Minott, Esq.
Executive Director and Chief Counsel | |
