Shell to Pay EPA for Air, Water, Waste Violations in California

June 5, 2018, 4:43 PM UTC

A Shell Oil Co. subsidiary will pay more than $400,000 for penalties, emergency response equipment, and facility improvements to resolve multiple violations at a California refinery.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s inspections of the Martinez, Calif., refinery, owned and operated by Shell Oil Products U.S., revealed violations of federal air, water, risk management, environmental cleanup, and hazardous waste laws. The agency ordered Shell, in a settlement announced June 4, to address those violations.

The company failed to include a worst-case scenario in its risk management plan, according to ...

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