Talisman Energy to pay $62K fine for Pa. violations

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A gas drilling company is paying a $62,000 fine for reporting violations in Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says in a release today that Talisman Energy USA discovered the violations at 52 gas drilling sites and reported them to the agency. The violations were for failing to file safety information about hazardous chemicals stored at the sites.

The EPA says Talisman, which is based in Canada, corrected the violations swiftly.

Talisman says in a statement that it appreciates the opportunity to work with EPA to fairly resolve the matter.