Baskerville. Not one person you spoke with has been able to get in touch with a relative so far . Reporter thats correct. We literally talked to dozen z and dozens of people. Nobody has been able to get contact with anybody in puerto rico. Right now this is what youre going to see in this area. Certainly a lot of pride over here. A lot of these popup stands coming because of the puerto rican parade that will happen this weekend. A lot of folks gathering here. Youre looking at freddys tonys restaurant. Customers and workers in there. Also having lots of trouble. Everybody today sharing stories of what theyre going through. Ive been texted. Ive been calling. No answer. Reporter day two of no communication for henry rios. His stand now buzzing in kensington with nervous customers. Ive been trying to call them, text them, nothing back. Theres no lines. Reporter everyone we talked to in search of ways to reach relatives in puerto rico. When Something Like this happens, you dont know whats g
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HARRISBURG â In 2018, the superintendent of a Chester County school district wrote to Gov. Tom Wolf, beseeching him to conduct a risk analysis of a pipeline system called Mariner East, running volatile, natural gas liquids roughly 500 feet from some of her schools. The district, she said, did not know how to safely evacuate its 3,400 students should an accident occur.
This month, almost three years later to the date, a judge in a case brought by residents of Chester and Delaware Counties found Sunoco, which operates the pipeline system, had failed to properly disclose all of the risks posed by a potential leak or rupture, and was âintentionalâ and ânegligentâ in refusing to meet with local emergency officials in need of more information.
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Rebecca Moss, Spotlight PAApril 26, 2021
The ruling was far from a total victory for residents and local officials who had, among other things, sought additional measures to protect children, older people, and those with disabilities. (Michael Bryant/Philadelphia Inquirer)
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In 2018, the superintendent of a Chester County school district wrote to Gov. Tom Wolf, beseeching him to conduct a risk analysis of a pipeline system called Mariner East, running volatile, natural gas liquids roughly 500 feet from some of her schools. The district, she said, did not know how to safely evacuate its 3,400 students should an accident occur.
Sunoco failed to disclose some risks of Mariner East pipeline, was ‘negligent’ in response to concerns, judge rules by Rebecca Moss, Posted: April 26, 2021- 5:03 AM
. HARRISBURG In 2018, the superintendent of a Chester County school district wrote to Gov. Tom Wolf, beseeching him to conduct a risk analysis of a pipeline system called Mariner East, running volatile, natural gas liquids roughly 500 feet from some of her schools. The district, she said, did not know how to safely evacuate its 3,400 students should an accident occur. This month, almost three years later to the date, a judge in a case brought by residents of Chester and Delaware Counties found Sunoco, which operates the pipeline system, had failed to properly disclose all of the risks posed by a potential leak or rupture, and was “intentional” and “negligent” in refusing to meet with local emergency officials in need of more information.
Sunoco failed to disclose full risks of Mariner East pipeline and was ‘negligent’ in response to concerns, judge rules
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Rebecca Britton, a school board director for the Downingtown Area School District and founder of the Uwchlan Safety Coalition, was one of several residents who contended that Sunoco, the operator of the Mariner East pipeline system, had failed to properly inform nearby residents and emergency responders of all of the risks should an accident occur. (MICHAEL BRYANT / Philadelphia Inquirer)
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By Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA
HARRISBURG In 2018, the superintendent of a Chester County school district wrote to Gov. Tom Wolf, beseeching him to conduct a risk analysis of a pipeline system called Mariner East, running volatile, natural gas liquids roughly 500 feet from some of her schools. The district, she said, did not know how to safely evacuate its 3,400 students should an accident occur.