En Banc Court Affirms Penalty Against Fracking Company For Wastewater Leak

(September 20, 2018, 1:34 PM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on Sept. 10 ruled en banc and affirmed a $1,137,295.76 penalty against a hydraulic fracturing company for contamination of the state’s groundwater and other waterways that came from a leaking wastewater impoundment pond in violation of state law (EQT Production Co. v. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, No. 844 CD 2017, Pa. Comm., 2018 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 486)....

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