Company Will Also Pay $3 Million Civil Penalty to Resolve Alleged Clean Water Act Violations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 2, 2014. The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) today announced a settlement with Trans Energy Inc., requiring the oil and gas company to restore portions of streams and wetlands at 15 sites in West Virginia that were polluted by the company’s unauthorized discharge of dredge…
