Senator Kearney Issues Statement, Praises Pa. AG Shapiro for Filing Charges Against Energy Transfer Partners Facebook Twitter Instagram RSS Choose your language Español ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Home About District Newsroom Press Releases Media Mentions Video Audio Newsletters Op-ed Upcoming Events Gallery Legislation Committees Research Legislation Senate Calendar Senate Journals Session Information Watch Session Live Resources Abortion Access in Pennsylvania Applications & Forms Citation Request PA Grant & Resource Directory Internships Scholarships/Grants Toll Free Numbers Useful Links Events Contact Select Page Senator Kearney Issues Statement, Praises Pa. AG Shapiro for Filing Charges Against Energy Transfer Partners October 5, 2021 SPRINGFIELD, PA – October 5, 2021 – I applaud Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s decision to criminally charge Energy Transfer Partners with environmental crimes for their disastrous pipeline construction. Today’s announcement is a step toward justice and signals the need for stronger laws that will prevent fossil fuel corporations from damaging our environment, homes, families, and workers. Experience has shown us that current statutory protections and wrist-slapping penalties are not enough to discourage companies like Energy Transfer Partners from committing grave environmental violations or compromising workers’ safety. New legislation addressing environmental infractions is imperative to public safety, worker protections and the vitality of our future. My Democratic colleagues in the Senate and I have introduced legislation to greatly increase safety measures and environmental protections for natural gas transmission pipelines. The Attorney General’s criminal charges today underscore the overwhelming need for stricter measures to protect Pennsylvanians from corporate recklessness. Based on the Attorney General’s grand jury investigation, we are also introducing legislation to protect Pennsylvanians living near fracking sites, who are suffering from the same environmental hazards and endangerment as families close to pipeline construction. We cannot allow profit-driven fossil fuel companies to bully Pennsylvania families and treat the state like their personal sandbox. Now is the time to create meaningful laws that protect us against preventable environmental disasters, like the one caused by Energy Transfer Partners. When grave violations are committed, consequences of the same merit should follow. ### Tweet Share Newsroom → Press Releases → Media Mentions → Video → Audio → Newsletters → Op-ed → Upcoming Events → Gallery Springfield Office 130 S. State Road Suite 101 Springfield, PA 19064 Call: 610-544-6120 Text: 610-590-8581 Fax: 610-544-6140 Mon.-Fri.: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Easttown Mobile Office Easttown Library 720 First Avenue Berwyn, PA 19312 2nd Wednesday of the month 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Upper Darby Office 51 Long Lane Upper Darby, PA 19082 Call: 610-352-3409 Text: 610-590-8581 Fax: 610-352-3641 Mon.-Fri.: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Ridley Mobile Office Ridley Township Public Library 100 E. MacDade Boulevard Folsom, PA 19033 2nd Friday of the month 1: 00 pm – 3:00 pm Harrisburg Office 463 Main Capitol Building Senate Box 203026 Harrisburg, PA 17120-3026 Call: 717-787-1350 Text: 610-590-8581 Fax: 717-787-0196 Mon.-Fri.: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Watkins Mobile Office Watkins Senior Center 326 Watkins Avenue Upper Darby, PA 19082 3rd Tuesday of the month 9:00 am – 11:00 am Facebook Twitter Instagram RSS Copyright © 2022 State Senator Tim Kearney. All Rights Reserved.