Posts by Nick Kennedy
Right to Know Victory!
The Norwin Environmental Stewardship Team (“NEST”), with the assistance of MWA, prevailed on Friday, September 26th in its appeal of North Huntington Township’s (“NHT”) denial of several of NEST’s right-to-know…
Read MoreSunoco Denied Public Utility Status
MWA applauds the decision of Administrative Law Judges Salapa and Barnes to deny Sunoco’s petitions requesting exemptions from local zoning for its Mariner East Pipeline. In its petitions, Sunoco claimed…
Read MoreShale Gas Well Impacts Local Private Water Supplies
A recent Post-Gazette article highlights the plight of several families affected by a leaking impoundment at the Kalp well site located in Donegal Township, Westmoreland County. MWA has been assisting…
Read MoreMWA Files Petition to Intervene in Sunoco’s Mariner East Pipeline Permitting
Sunoco Logistics, L.P. (Sunoco) filed petitions in late March 2014 to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) for exemptions from the zoning ordinances of the municipalities to be impacted by…
Read MoreThe DEP’s Forced Pooling Frankenstein
The following post is a more in-depth discussion of yesterday’s post on forced pooling. Please email Nick with any questions. We are grateful to Bob Donnan of www.marcellus-shale.us for use…
Read MoreForced Pooling Coming to a Town Near You?
We are grateful to Bob Donnan of www.marcellus-shale.us for use of the photo of a drilling site near Avella, Pennsylvania which accompanies this post. On March 25th and 26th in New Castle,…
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