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Company: Occidental Chemical Corporation
Current Parent Company: Occidental Petroleum
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Penalty: $190,000,000
Year: 2014
Date: December 17, 2014
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Water Act and related
Violation Description: A New Jersey Superior Court judge approved a $190 million settlement with Occidental Chemical Corporation that resolved the company's liability for contamination of the Passaic River.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New Jersey Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New Jersey
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
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