Legal Opinion
United States v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided June 24, 2005No. C 03-4650CRBPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ENTERING CONSENT DECREE
BREYER, District Judge.
The United States filed this action alleging violations of various environmental laws by defendant Chevron. Now before the Court is the motion to enter the proposed Consent Decree (“Decree”) settling the matter. After carefully considering the positions of all parties and amici, the Court hereby GRANTS' the motion.
BACKGROUND
A. The Petroleum Refinery Initiative
The government’s approach to this settlement can only be understood in the context of EPA’s broader Petroleum Refinery Initiative (“PRI”), which in addition to the…
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