The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said Sunoco has now demonstrated it can comply with the permit requirements, and regulators will be closely monitoring the work.
“I don’t think he has an environmental win where he can proudly say, ‘Yes, I committed to doing this. I pushed it through the legislature, and now the environment is now better protected.’”
The request comes a few weeks after the state shut down another pipeline project due to repeated permit violations, including more than 60 spills along its route.
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