August 24, 2022
Posted August 24, 2022
James R. Lee and entities affiliated with him – Lee Oil Company, Inc., Whitesville Producing Corporation, Whitesville Production Corp., Allegro Oil & Gas Inc., and Allegro Investments Corporation – have been ordered to pay a penalty of $2 million for their failures to follow environmental laws with respect to over 400 oil wells they operated in western New York State. The court found numerous violations, including defendants’ failures to plug over 400 wells and their failures to file required reports. NY
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