EPA Fines Gulfport $1.7M for Clean Air Violations in Ohio Utica

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020

Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has reached a settlement with Gulfport Energy over alleged air emissions violations found at 17 well pad locations Gulfport operates in the Ohio Utica. The violations happened in 2015. The settlement includes Gulfport paying $1.7 million in fines and spending another $2 million in "improvements" to cut down on volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions at the 17 well pads.

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