Regulation & law · 12/06/2003
EPA Lodges Consent Decree with Occidental Petroleum for CERCLA Relief
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lodged a consent decree with Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OxyChem) for relief under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, following a Superfund site investigation at the Occidental Petroleum Corporation's chemical plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.