Chesapeake fined $1.9 million for wetland, stream violations in PA
The company’s internal audit found it diverted or filled in over 28 acres of wetlands and 2,300 feet of streams in Pennsylvania.
The company’s internal audit found it diverted or filled in over 28 acres of wetlands and 2,300 feet of streams in Pennsylvania.
Under the settlement with Pennsylvania’s Attorney General, landowners will get paid up to $700 and can renegotiate their leases.
The lawsuit was filed more than five years ago against Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake, which filed for bankruptcy protection in Texas in June.