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Offshore wind farms worry New Jersey's fishing industry
The Biden administration wants to develop 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind power by 2030 -- enough energy for 10 million homes.
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Pa. charges Energy Transfer with environmental crimes over Mariner East pipeline project
Texas-based pipeline builder Energy Transfer faces 48 criminal charges related to construction of its Mariner East pipeline project, including a felony count of failing to report pollution.
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President-elect Biden says cutting greenhouse gas emissions will be a top priority of his administration
Biden says cutting greenhouse gas emissions will be a top priority of his administration. And he says the U.S. will rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement on day one of his administration. That’s a stark reversal from President Trump’s approach to climate change.
Whistleblower claims Mariner East construction lacks proper safety measures related to sinkholes, subsidence
A professional geologist who worked on the Mariner East pipeline project says pipeline builder Sunoco/Energy Transfer prevented him and other geologists from inspecting and reporting on dangerous subsidence, or sinkholes, during construction.