Pipeline builder Energy Transfer was convicted of criminal charges stemming from groundwater contamination and other state environmental violations by two subsidiaries on the Mariner East 2 and Revolution pipelines in Pennsylvania, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro said.
Mariner East 2 pipeline constructor Sunoco Pipeline pleaded no contest to 14 criminal counts, and Revolution pipeline builder ETC Northeast Pipeline pleaded no contest to nine counts—essentially waiving a trial and allowing the court to treat them as guilty, without any admissions of guilt. Neither firm's executives or contractors were charged.