Last week the Regional Water Quality Control Board announced that Vintage Petroleum would be fined $60,000 for discharging fracking fluid into an unlined dirt sump in Shafter, CA last October. This violation was filmed by local activist, Tom Frantz, who actively advocated for an investigation from the RWQCB. Tom submitted this report to our KEEN network last April and you can see it here: http://kernreport.org/reports/index.php/reports/view/77
CCEJN would like to thank Tom for his vigilant efforts to make the Central Valley a healthier place to live!