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Dredging company to pay $1M for restoration work oil spill

Members from Wildlife Response attend birds that were affected by an oil spill at Bay Long, La., on Sept. 13, 2016. A Houston dredging company has been ordered Thursday, June 16, 2022, to pay a $1 million fine for an oil spill that occurred when a subcontractor cut through a pipeline during Louisiana barrier island restoration work in 2016. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexandria Preston/U.S. Coast Guard via AP) The Coast Guard, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office and ECM Maritime Services continue to respond to an oil discharge near Bay Long, La., Sept. 11, 2016. A Houston dredging company has been ordered Thursday, June 16, 2022, to pay a $1 million fine for an oil spill that occurred when a subcontractor cut through a pipeline during Louisiana barrier island restoration work in 2016. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles/U.S. Coast Guard via AP) Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Lyndsey Slabe surveys the cleanup efforts in Bay Long, La., Sept. 10, 2016. A Houston dredging company has been ordered Thursday, June 16, 2022, to pay a $1 million fine for an oil spill that occurred when a subcontractor cut through a pipeline during Louisiana barrier island restoration work in 2016. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles/U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
Dredging company to pay $1M for restoration work oil spill