EPA Lodges Consent Decree for Clean Water Act and CERCLA Violations at Former Occidental Petroleum Site

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lodged a consent decree with Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OxyChem) for violating the Clean Water Act and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) at a former site in California, which will require the company to clean up and pay for the costs of the cleanup.