Colorado-based oil and gas firm PDC Energy agreed this week to pay a $35,000 penalty for a very public oil spill in a Windsor, Colo., community. The fine was large for an oil company operating in Colorado, as state laws cap the fines oil companies are charged at $1,000 per day, per violation. Considering the spill lasted two days and violated, at
Colorado Oil Company Hit With Fine After Spill, But Will It Matter?
Despite the fines, spills continue.