Pennsylvania Sues Oil Companies for Groundwater Pollution
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Pennsylvania accused oil companies of polluting the state’s groundwater with a gasoline additive, joining states including New York, Vermont and New Hampshire that have brought similar lawsuits.
Two complaints filed today in state court seek damages for cleaning up groundwater tainted by Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether, or MTBE, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s office said in a statement that didn’t name the companies being sued. The lawsuits couldn’t immediately be verified in court records in Philadelphia.