Mealey's (March 29, 2021, 2:18 PM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on March 24 sued fracking company Chesapeake Appalachia LLC contending that it is in violation of federal and state environmental laws because it discharged fill materials into local waterways and it conducted various water obstruction activities without prior authorization at 76 fracking sites in Pennsylvania. In a proposed consent decree filed separately from the complaint, the parties seek $1.9 million in penalties....