Exxon to Face Criminal Charges for 50,000+ Gallon Fracking Wastewater Spill

EcoWatch: Exxon Mobil Corp. subsidiary XTO Energy will have to face criminal charges for allegedly dumping tens of thousands of gallons of fracking waste at a Marcellus Shale drilling site in 2010, according to a Pennsylvania judge’s ruling on Thursday. Following a preliminary hearing, Magisterial District Judge James G. Carn decided that all eight charges against Exxon--including violations of both the state Clean Streams Law and the Solid Waste Management Act--will be “held for court,” meaning there is......

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