EPA Urged to Fine Chevron Phillips for Chemical Reporting Breach

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC must pay a fine for allegedly failing to report three years of toxic chemical imports to the EPA, an environmental group’s attorney said Wednesday.

The Center for Environmental Health expects the Environmental Protection Agency “to assess substantial penalties” on the petrochemical company, said Robert M. Sussman, an attorney with Sussman and Associates, representing the center. Chevron Phillips is jointly owned by Chevron Corp. and Phillips 66.

“We have communicated this expectation to EPA and will be watching to see what they do,” Sussman said.

Chevron Phillips failed to report more than 359 million pounds of ...