This map shows the path of the portion of the Revolution Pipeline that is within Butler County. It's origin is in the northeast portion of the county. This map is a combination of a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation map with a map of the Revolution Pipeline that its owner, Energy Transfer Corp., issued in a 2016 investor release. The section of the Revolution Pipeline in Beaver County exploded in 2018. Butler Eagle file graphic

Two subsidiaries of the pipeline company Energy Transfer were convicted of criminal charges related to their conduct during the construction of two major pipelines, one of which starts in Butler County.

State Attorney General Josh Shapiro said ETC Northeast Pipeline pleaded no contest to nine counts of Clean Streams Law violations for its criminal conduct related to the construction of the 42.5-mile Revolution Pipeline, which starts in Butler County and is routed through Beaver and Allegheny counties before reaching a gas-processing plant in Washington County.

In addition, a state grand jury found ETC Northeast repeatedly ignored environmental protocols and custom plans that were created to minimize erosion and the possibility of a landslide at a site in Beaver County it was restoring to preconstruction appearance.

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