Saturday, February 16, 2013

Case of alleged rogue fracker exposes need for tougher laws in Ohio

Plain Dealer: The good news is that appalled state and federal officials were lightning fast in investigating and prosecuting the case of Ben Lupo, owner of Hardrock Excavating and other fracking-related companies in the Mahoning Valley. Lupo was charged last week with a criminal violation of the federal Clean Water Act for allegedly telling an employee to dump liquid fracking waste and oil-laced mud into a stormwater drain leading to a tributary of the Mahoning River. He faces up to three years in prison and...

URL: http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/02/case_of_alleged_rogue_fracker.html
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