Criminal Charges Filed Against
Business that Runs Gas Pipeline

An Ohio business that operates a natural gas pipeline in northwestern Pennsylvania has been charged with illegally discharging oil and other waste in Mercer County.

Attorney General Tom Corbett said agents from the Attorney General's Environmental Crimes Section filed criminal charges against Energy Exploration & Development LLC (formerly known as Energy Exploration, Inc.), 2202 Niles-Cortland Road NE, Cortland, Ohio.

Corbett said that between July and August 2009, oil and brine water was allegedly discharged from a section of pipeline located along State Route 358 in West Salem Township, Mercer County, staining a 30 foot area of soil and vegetation near an abandoned gas well site.

"Pennsylvania's environmental laws exist to safeguard our natural resources and protect our citizens," Corbett said. "Businesses have a responsibility and obligation to take proper steps to ensure that the environment is not harmed by their activity."

http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4874

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