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High court throws out Southern Union’s $18M fine

By Mark Sherman
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court threw out an $18 million penalty Thursday against a natural gas company convicted of violating an environmental law.

The court voted 6-3 in favor of Texas-based Southern Union Co. in an appeal of a penalty imposed for its improper storage of mercury in a building in Pawtucket, R.I.

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