US (WV) Ethane Being Shipped to China Without Adequate Severance Tax

September 1, 2019

Chinese firm wins approval for $4bn plant to use US gas From an Article of the ARAB NEWS, Reuters News Service, August 29, 2019 SHANGHAI — A large Chinese chemical producer has won regulatory approval to start building a 30 billion yuan ($4.2 billion) petrochemical complex in east China to process ethane from the US, [...]

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Mariner East Pipeline Penalties Now Reach $13 Million

August 31, 2019

PA-DEP fines Sunoco/Energy Transfer $313K for Mariner East construction violations From Susan Phillips, StateImpact Penna., August 29, 2019 Energy Transfer/Sunoco Logistics will pay a combined $313,000 for two penalties related to Mariner East 2 construction violations in 2017 and 2018. This latest assessment brings the total financial penalties assessed to the company for Mariner East [...]

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Buckhannon Riverfest 2019 on 8/31/2019

August 30, 2019

Come On Out to the Buckhannon Riverfest 2019 in Upshur County From the Mountain Lakes Preservation Alliance, Buckhannon, WV Join us from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 31 at the Elizabeth J. “Binky” Poundstone Memorial Riverwalk Park for Buckhannon Riverfest 2019. This is our third annual Riverfest, and it’s solar powered! We’ll have face [...]

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Endangered Species Now Being Reconsidered for Mountain Valley Pipeline

August 29, 2019

Federal agency reopens review of key permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline From an Article by Sarah Vigelsong, Virginia Mercury, August 28, 2019 PHOTO: Workers had cleared trees along the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Roanoke County. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury – July 26, 2018) The federal agency tasked with overseeing natural gas pipeline construction [...]

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Ethane and Other NGL are “On the Move” in Appalachia and Elsewhere

August 28, 2019

US’ Enterprise gauges demand for expanding ATEX ethane pipeline From an Article by Harry Weber, S&P Global Platts, August 26, 2019 Houston, TX — Enterprise Products Partners has begun soliciting shipper interest in a proposed 50,000 b/d expansion of its ATEX ethane pipeline that would move more supplies from the Appalachian Basin to its NGLs [...]

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One word: “PLASTICS” … OMG!

August 27, 2019

We want to say one word to you. Just one word: “Plastics” Editorial from Morgantown Dominion Post, August 16, 2019 More than 50 years later, we are still reckoning with that one word. In an iconic scene in the 1968 film, “The Graduate,” a brief dialogue ensues between the recent college graduate and a family [...]

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Mountain Terrain is Too Steep for the Mountain Valley Pipeline!!!

August 26, 2019

Why the Mountain Valley Pipeline is Uniquely Risky From an Essay by Jacob Hileman, Virginia Mercury, August 22, 2019 On Augugust 8, Mountain Valley Pipeline requested “emergency authorization” from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to repair an eight-acre landslide that “has progressed to the point where a residence directly downslope is unsafe to be occupied.” [...]

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Natural Gas Pipeline Under Potomac River in Eastern Panhandle Continues to be Block by Federal Court

August 25, 2019

Federal court order blocks pipeline near Hancock adjacent to WV eastern panhandle From an Article by Michael Lewis, Hagerstown Herald Mail, August 20, 2019 BALTIMORE — A federal judge Wednesday upheld Maryland’s denial of an easement for a proposed natural-gas pipeline west of Hancock. “We are pleased that the court has agreed that a private [...]

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Liquid from Western Penna. Frack Site Spilled from Tanker Truck

August 24, 2019

Spill from Overturned Tanker Truck near Elizabeth Township Fracking Site under Investigation From an Article by Paul Peirce, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, August 23, 2019 The state Department of Environmental Protection and Elizabeth Township Police are investigating after a tanker truck went over an embankment Thursday and spilled rainwater from a nearby fracking well containment pad. [...]

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Tell the US Forest Service to Accept Public Comments

August 23, 2019

ALLEGHENY – BLUE RIDGE ALLIANCE (ABRA) Update #242 – August 22, 2019 ABRA Urges Forest Service to Restore Public Comments for All Projects The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance has voiced strong opposition to a U.S. Forest Service proposed rule that would effectively eliminate the opportunity for the public to provide comments on many projects proposed within [...]

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