Regulation & law · 27/12/1994Updated: 10/18/2026 · 1 min read

EPA Lodges Consent Decree for Environmental Cleanup at Former Occidental Petroleum Site

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lodged a consent decree with Occidental Petroleum, requiring the company to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater at a former oil refinery site in California, in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)