Letter: We must work together to protect our community

To The Editor,The current application by Sunoco Pipeline L.P. to exempt itself from local zoning control in its efforts to bring a natural gas pipeline through Chester County should be a serious concern for all Chester County residents. Sunoco’s proposal involves repurposing the current Mariner East Pipeline to deliver Marcellus Shale liquids from Western PA to the Marcus Hook refinery in Delaware...

Pocopson gets $250K grant for Barnard House

Marcellus Shale funds to help pay for exterior work By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times A $250,000 grant, funded by Marcellus Shale income, will help pay for paving and other projects at Pocopson’s Barnard House, township officials said. POCOPSON — Sometimes it’s better to receive than to give – especially when it comes to saving taxpayer money. Such was the case at a recent Township...

Cawley defends Corbett record at Chamber luncheon

Lt. Gov., chair of Public Utilities Commission talk economic development benefits of Marcellus Shale Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley (left) and Chair of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and questions following remarks at Wednesday’s Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Annual Spring Luncheon. Photo credit: Amy Tucker Photography. By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times NEW GARDEN — Offering...

Toxins in our Drinking Water?

To The Editor: Sunday’s New York Times revealed a report from Ian Urbina regarding natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania. He exclaimed, due to the Marcellus Shale drilling boom, that we are the “Saudi Arabia of natural gas.” Unlike most states, Pennsylvania does not require drillers to dispose of their drilling waste/frack water in underground storage wells below impermeable rock layers....