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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.
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