Chesco DA files civil suit against operators of Mariner East pipelines

WEST CHESTER — After years of complaints, issues, spills, noise and a construction project that has run years beyond its planned schedule, county officials are going to court with a suit that would establish some level of county oversight for the project. The Chester County District Attorney’s Office (DAO) filed a civil complaint on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania against Energy...

Kennett Golf and Country Club earns conservation award

Red Clay Valley Association’s work affects 50,000 residents   By Rick Marts, Staff Writer, The Times Joe Viscuso, president of the Board of Governors of Kennett Square Golf and Country Club accepts the Red Clay Valley Association’s award of Outstanding Conservationist at the Association’s annual dinner on April 23, 2014. The club, with financial assistance from PADEP and administrative...

6 county watershed projects win state grants

Recipients include Stroud Water Research Center, White Clay Watershed Assn. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will invest more than $20.65 million in watershed protection projects, the state announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Six watershed protection projects in Chester County will receive $980,828 of the state funding through the Growing Greener Program, State Sen. Andy Dinniman...