It is the issue that will not go away.
It also happens to be perhaps the biggest economic story in the region - if we can just figure out where Amazon wants to park its new headquarters.
I'm talking about Mariner East 2.
Yes, the massive pipeline project that will traverse the width of Pennsylvania, ferrying massive amounts of butane, propane and ethane to Marcus Hook, continues to make news.
I have said many times that I believe the Sunoco project is the biggest economic story in the region. No one doubts the upside. But the concerns about it - and the possible dangers - are not going away.
The latest is a legal challenge issued by the homeowners association out at the Andover development in Thornbury Township. They have gone to Commonwealth Court seeking an injunction to halt construction in their neighborhood.
I don't think it's going to happen.
There are two things I'm pretty sure of: Mariner East 2 is not going away. Neither are the community concerns.
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