The opponents of the Mariner East 2 pipeline are not going away.
Today they are going to Harrisburg.
A group of residents from both Chester and Delaware counties have petitioned the state Public Utility Commission to halt the project.
First, they are less than thrilled with Sunoco's plan to use an old, existing 12-inch pipe to fill in gaps where their new 20-inch pipe has yet to be installed.
Residents are questioning the safety of such a move.
They also are seeking to shut down Mariner East 1, which is already in use, and Mariner East 2 on the grounds that they believe Sunoco has failed to adequately inform the public of safety plans.
This has been an uphill battle for residents who have opposed the plan to push hundreds of thousands of barrels of volatile liquid gases through densely populated neighborhoods, in close proximity to schools and senior centers.
If you asked me, this isn't going to stop the project either.
But there is one other thing it's not going to stop.
It's the question that has hung over this project now for years.
It's at the top of the list of concerns of people who suddenly have seen this project move into their neighborhoods, sometimes literally in their backyards.
What if?
I don't expect that question to be answered today, or anytime soon.
We'll let you know what happens at today's hearing.
In the meantime, we talk about it once again on today's editorial page.
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