Sunoco, jet fuel and Bucks County

Sunoco disputes findings in jet fuel pipeline leak investigation in Upper Makefield
Sunoco's lawyers now say the jet fuel leak that poisoned at least 10 wells could be brand new. Many Upper Makefield residents aren't buying it.
Feds say Sunoco hazardous pipeline leaked fuel in Bucks Co. for at least 16 months
The federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration said the line poses, a “risk to public safety, property, or the environment.”
Pipeline leaking jet fuel in Bucks County: Community demands answers in meeting
UPPER MAKEFIELD, Pa. - A Bucks County community is outraged and demanding answers after learning about a pipeline leaking jet fuel. Upper Makefield Township officials say even some of the drinking water has been contaminated.
Bucks Co. residents demand shutdown of jet fuel pipeline after drinking water contaminated
Several residents in Upper Makefield Township said they can smell and taste gasoline in their well water and have been using bottled water to cook with and drink.
Bucks County residents fear Sunoco pipeline leak could be more widespread than company acknowledges
More than 200 residents packed a Board of Supervisors meeting Thursday night, casting doubt on Sunoco’s testing results from a pipeline spill detected in January that contaminated at least six water wells in Bucks County’s Upper Makefield.
Residents call for jet fuel pipeline that leaked into Bucks County neighborhood to be shut down
Residents say a jet fuel pipeline that leaked into their Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, neighborhood and contaminated their water should be shut down as the investigation continues.
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‘Our lives have been upended’: Bucks Co. residents call for shutdown of Sunoco pipeline
Baicker and Kat La Hart, another neighborhood resident and member of the task force, each said independent testing of their households’ water supply found MTBE, a gasoline additive, in the water at ...
Residents Blast Energy Transfer Over Upper Makefield Pipeline Leak
They demanded that Sunoco and Energy Transfer immediately shut down the pipeline while the extent of the leak is investigated ...
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Upper Makefield Township dealing with ‘devastating’ underground fuel leak
Officials from Upper Makefield are saying Energy Transfer, the company that operates an underground fuel line, is responsible ...
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, residents sound alarm after jet fuel leaked into drinking water
Upper Makefield Township residents affected by a Sunoco pipeline leak are worried about the safety of their drinking water.
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Upper Makefield residents, Pa. officials call for pipeline to be shut down pending spill investigation
More than 100 people gathered at Sol Feinstone Elementary School on Feb. 13, 2025 for more information about a pipeline leak which tainted water in six wells in Upper Makefield Township. Residents ...
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Officials call for shutdown of leaking Sunoco pipeline in Upper Makefield
As crews investigate and repair a leaky underground Sunoco pipeline in Upper Makefield Township, related developments ...