Prawo i regulacje · 11/01/2007

EPA Lodges Consent Decree with Occidental Petroleum and California Over Environmental Contamination

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lodged a consent decree with Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OxyChem) and the State of California, resolving allegations of environmental contamination at the OxyChem facility in Carson, California. The decree addresses violations under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA).