Tag: pipeline
OPSB approves construction of natural gas pipeline in Butler County
The Ohio Power Siting Board on Dec. 21 approved Duke Energy Ohio’s proposal to replace 5.1 miles of natural gas pipeline located in Butler County.
OPSB sets hearing for pipeline in Butler County
The Ohio Power Siting Board will hold a public hearing regarding Duke Energy Ohio’s proposal to replace natural gas pipeline in Butler County.
Appeals court halts plans for pipeline through preserved Union Co. farm
The Ohio Third District Court of Appeals is blocking construction of a natural gas pipeline on Union County farmland preserved with agricultural easements.
Union County court rejects pipeline eminent domain
A Union County judge has rejected Columbia Gas of Ohio’s request to approve eminent domain to install a pipeline through preserved farmland.
Pa. commission approves pipeline failure settlement
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved a settlement related to a pipeline failure and fire in Beaver County involving the "Revolution Pipeline."
Hearings begin in case pitting Columbia Gas pipeline vs. preserved farmland
A Common Pleas Court held its first hearing to determine whether Columbia Gas can put a pipeline through preserved farmland in Union County, Ohio.
Sunoco fined again for Mariner East 2 pipeline violations
The Pennsylvania DEP fined Sunoco Pipeline’s Mariner East 2 pipeline $85,666 for violations in four counties. According to the DEP, Sunoco spilled more than 400 gallons of drilling fluids into wetlands in Blair, Cumberland and Juniata counties and a creek in Lebanon County.
OSU study looks into impact pipeline installation has on crop yields
Preliminary results of an Ohio State University study show that pipeline installation on farmland negatively impacts crop yields. Soils within the right-of-way also had more rock fragments, lower soil moisture and a higher resistance to penetration, which indicates some amount of soil compaction.
More details about Falcon pipeline investigation emerge
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration found damage to two pieces of pipe, but could not substantiate a whistleblower’s claims that the pipeline had been built with a defective corrosion coating.
Sunoco pays $497,000 to Pa. DEP for Mariner East 2 pipeline...
Sunoco Pipeline agreed to pay $497,000 to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for spilling drilling fluids into a Lebanon County creek.
