R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL Peter F. Neronha announced a $15 million settlement with three national oil companies to pay for cleanup from contaminating Rhode Island water and soil. / COURTESY PETER F. NERONHA
PROVIDENCE – Three major oil companies have agreed to pay the state $15 million for polluting state soil and water with a banned gasoline additive, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced on Monday. The settlement between the state of Rhode Island and Shell, Sunoco and CITGO ends a nearly seven-year-long legal battle in…