EPA takes enforcement action in West Virginia:
http://www2.epa.gov/enforcement/chesapeake-appalachia-llc-clean-water-settlement#violations
$3.2 million civil penalty and $3 million in restoration projects for violations at 27 sites in West Virginia pursuant to EPA and the Department of Justice.
According to State Impact Pennsylvania, from DEP data, Chesapeake Appalachia has paid ~$1.4 million for 406 violations at 152 sites in Pennsylvania. Have not heard anything about any restoration requirement as injunctive relief.
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