Pipelines Archives - FracTracker Alliance https://www.fractracker.org/category/articles/infrastructure/pipelines/ Insights empowering action Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:26:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-2025-Submark-Symbol-1-32x32.png Pipelines Archives - FracTracker Alliance https://www.fractracker.org/category/articles/infrastructure/pipelines/ 32 32 Comment Opposing the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP) – Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit Application (SAW-2024-01961) https://www.fractracker.org/2025/09/comment-opposing-southeast-supply-enhancement-project/ https://www.fractracker.org/2025/09/comment-opposing-southeast-supply-enhancement-project/#respond Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:14:46 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=75382 FracTracker Alliance strongly opposes the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project and its Clean Water Act permit application.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2025/09/comment-opposing-southeast-supply-enhancement-project/feed/ 0 Pipeline Incidents Are a Daily Occurrence https://www.fractracker.org/2025/04/pipeline-incidents-are-a-daily-occurrence/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:42:27 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=74466 Pipeline incidents are more common, more dangerous, and more underreported than you might realize. This articles investigates a critical infrastructure system plagued by daily disasters and raises serious questions about data integrity and public safety. Read on to discover the full extent of the problem.

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]]> Indigenous Communities’ Fight Against CO2 Pipelines in the Great Plains https://www.fractracker.org/2024/10/indigenous-communities-fight-against-co2-pipelines/ https://www.fractracker.org/2024/10/indigenous-communities-fight-against-co2-pipelines/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:55:08 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=73065 FracTracker Alliance and Great Plains Action Society have launched an environmental justice mapping tool to support Indigenous communities in their resistance against CO2 pipelines.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2024/10/indigenous-communities-fight-against-co2-pipelines/feed/ 0 A Closer Look at Risks of the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub https://www.fractracker.org/2024/06/a-closer-look-at-risks-of-the-appalachian-hydrogen-hub/ https://www.fractracker.org/2024/06/a-closer-look-at-risks-of-the-appalachian-hydrogen-hub/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 21:41:58 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=72509 The U.S. Department of Energy's ARCH2 hydrogen hub project presents substantial risks to the environment and human health and safety.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2024/06/a-closer-look-at-risks-of-the-appalachian-hydrogen-hub/feed/ 0 Falcon Pipeline Criminal Charges Explained https://www.fractracker.org/2024/06/falcon-pipeline-criminal-charges-explained/ https://www.fractracker.org/2024/06/falcon-pipeline-criminal-charges-explained/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2024 14:35:02 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=72497 On April 19, 2024, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry charged Shell Pipeline Company LP with 13 misdemeanor charges for failure to report or underreporting industrial waste releases during the construction of the Falcon Pipeline in Pennsylvania.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2024/06/falcon-pipeline-criminal-charges-explained/feed/ 1 2022 Pipeline Incidents Update: Is Pipeline Safety Achievable? https://www.fractracker.org/2023/02/2022-pipeline-incidents-update-is-pipeline-safety-achievable/ https://www.fractracker.org/2023/02/2022-pipeline-incidents-update-is-pipeline-safety-achievable/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2023 19:36:18 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=68908 This analysis provides a top-level summary of pipeline incidents reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and examines whether or not safe oversight of the industry is possible.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2023/02/2022-pipeline-incidents-update-is-pipeline-safety-achievable/feed/ 1 A Contentious Landscape of Pipeline Build-outs in the Eastern US https://www.fractracker.org/2022/11/a-contentious-landscape-of-pipeline-build-outs-in-the-eastern-us/ https://www.fractracker.org/2022/11/a-contentious-landscape-of-pipeline-build-outs-in-the-eastern-us/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2022 21:50:12 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=68696 In this article, we’ll feature four contentious pipeline build-outs in the Eastern United States, show ways in which those pipelines impact natural and human communities, and provide examples of how environmental advocates have challenged these projects, with varying degrees of success.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2022/11/a-contentious-landscape-of-pipeline-build-outs-in-the-eastern-us/feed/ 1 Coursing Through Gasland: A Digital Atlas Exploring Natural Gas Development in the Towanda Creek Watershed https://www.fractracker.org/2022/11/coursing-through-gasland-towanda-creek/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:15:11 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=68641 This digital atlas exploring natural gas development in the Towanda Creek watershed is the fourth in a series of FracTracker Alliance watershed impact analyses in the Susquehanna River Basin.

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]]> Falcon Pipeline Online, Begins Operations Following Violations of Clean Streams Law https://www.fractracker.org/2022/11/falcon-pipeline-online-begins-operations-following-violations-of-clean-streams-law/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 20:43:39 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=68586 The Shell ethane cracker in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and Falcon Pipeline begin operations following civil penalties from Pennsylvania regulators for violations of the Clean Streams Law.

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]]> Pipeline Right-of-Ways: Making the Connection between Forest Fragmentation and the Spread of Lyme Disease in Southwestern Pennsylvania https://www.fractracker.org/2022/08/pipeline-right-of-ways-making-the-connection-between-forest-fragmentation-and-the-spread-of-lyme-disease-in-southwestern-pennsylvania/ https://www.fractracker.org/2022/08/pipeline-right-of-ways-making-the-connection-between-forest-fragmentation-and-the-spread-of-lyme-disease-in-southwestern-pennsylvania/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:01:49 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=68156 While many ecological factors may contribute to the spread of Lyme disease, two of the most significant factors are believed to be climate change and forest fragmentation. This study assesses the role that different pipeline construction proxies play in the change in average annual Lyme disease rate in Pennsylvania counties from 2001 to 2019.

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