When A Corporation Does It It's Not Illegal

I don't claim to know the merits of the case or the applicable laws, but good that someone is pushing back on the idea that illegal acts done under the corporate banner mean that no one actually did anything criminal.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane's decision to prosecute a major Marcellus Shale natural-gas driller for a 2010 wastewater spill has sent shock waves through the industry.

Bring out the whaaambulance.

"The incident has been fully addressed at the state and federal levels, and this action creates an untenable business climate that will discourage investment in the commonwealth," Kathryn Z. Klaber, president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, said in a statement.