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Company: Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company
Current Parent Company: Marathon Petroleum
Penalty: $27,500,000
Year: 2023
Date: April 27, 2023
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: air pollution violation
Mega-Scandal: Refinery Pollution
Violation Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced that Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company will pay a $27.5 million penalty for violating a 2016 consent decree ordering the company to reduce air pollution at its petroleum refinery in Martinez, Calif. In particular, Tesoro failed to limit air emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX), a pollutant that contributes to smog.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
Facility City: Martinez
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Ohio
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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