Chevron Settles Clean Air Act Claims With U.S., Mississippi (1)

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. reached a settlement with the federal government and Mississippi over claims the oil giant violated provisions of the Clean Air Act when a series of fires broke out at company refineries starting in 2012, the Justice Department announced.

The fires and the subsequent release of chemicals resulted in the death of one employee and the endangerment of thousands of residents residing near the company’s refineries.

Chevron’s consent decree with the federal government and Mississippi exceeds $160 million, making it the largest settlement in the history of the EPA’s enforcement of the Risk Management Plan Rule under Clean ...