A Houston dredging company has been ordered to pay a $1 million fine for an oil spill that occurred when a subcontractor cut through an oil pipeline during barrier island restoration work off Louisiana in 2016, reports The Associated Press.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, which describes itself as the nation’s largest dredging company, was sentenced last Thursday for violating the Clean Water Act, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Orleans. Read the full story.
