XTO Pays Dearly for 2010 Wastewater Spill in Lycoming County, PA

July 19, 2013July 19, 2013

Yesterday, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Justice announced a deal with XTO Energy to resolve what they say was a violation of the Clean Water Act in 2010 when XTO experienced a spill of fracking wastewater from a storage tank in Lycoming County, PA. That spill is going to cost XTO dearly: a $100,000 fine, and another $20 million to craft a "comprehensive plan to improve wastewater management"...

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