| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/08/2012 | Chevron | Large fire erupts at refinery; 15,000 people seek treatment at local hospitals; Chevron charged with operational deficiencies and negligence - $2 million in fines and restitution. | Richmond, California, United States | The Guardian | Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Occupational Hazard, Pollution | |
| 08/11/2011 | Chevron | Spill of crude oil from undersea rock near well in 'Frade oil' project; Brazilian regulators claimed leak of 416,400 liters of oil - $130 million settlement with Brazilian authorities. | Rio de Janeiro coast, Brazil | The New York Times | Pollution | |
| 21/08/2011 | (Chevron) | San Francisco Judge orders oil companies to clean up fuel additive MTBE contamination caused by leaking storage tanks. | CA, United States | SFGATE | Pollution | |
| 14/07/2010 | (Chevron) | Twenty-six parties ordered to cleanup contaminated soil from yearlong (1961 - 1980) disposal of hazardous substances. Costs - $2.2 million. | Coventry, RI, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution | |
| 05/09/2008 | (Chevron) | Settled lawsuit over leak of environmentally hazardous gasoline additive MTBE, found throughout water systems; plaintiffs maintain the oil industry knew about environmental dangers yet rejected alternatives because of cost - $422 million. | United States | The New York Times | Pollution | |
| 31/12/2005 - 01/01/2005 | Chevron | Toxics Release Inventory counted 1.857 million pounds toxic waste released on environment by two Chevron refineries in 2005. | CA, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution | |
| 16/02/2005 | (Chevron) | Service stations operating in 1990s released large amounts of gasoline containing MTBE - potential carcinogen - nearby water wells, significantly contributing to Charnock Sub-basin drinking water problem. Replacing Santa Monica drinking water $3 million/year & $1.5 million investigation costs & cleanup costs over $200 million. | Santa Monica, CA, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency, (2) | Negligence, Pollution | |
| 12/03/2003 | (Chevron) | Companies ordered to clean up Santa Fe Springs superfund site from year-long dumping of metal wastes, PAHs and VOCs. Cleanup costs - $9.08 million. | CA, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution | |
| 01/07/2002 | Chevron | Angola fines Chevron for environmental damage from offshore drilling spills, including pollution of beaches and damage to fishing in the Cabinda region - $2 million. | Angola | BBC | Pollution | |
| 23/08/2000 | Chevron | Violation of Clean Air Act at offshore loading terminal - $7 million. | El Segundo, California, United States | US Department of Justice | Pollution | |
| 26/03/1999 | Chevron | Explosion and fire at refinery - spread of noxious fumes, hundreds of local residents sent to hospitals. | Richmond, California, United States | San Francisco Gate | Injuries & Diseases, Pollution | |
| 31/01/1995 - 01/01/1991 | Chevron | Illegal bypassing of waste water treatments at refinery and failure to notify public about toxic releases - $540,000. | Richmond, California, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Fraud, Pollution | |
| 01/01/1993 - 01/01/1967 | Texaco (Subsidiary of Chevron) | Allegations that 'Lago Agrio oil field' operations polluted rainforests and rivers, resulting in serious damages to environment and health of locals. | Ecuador and Peru | Business & Human Rights Resource Center | Injuries & Diseases, Pollution | |
| 31/12/1989 - 01/01/1973 | (Chevron) | 49 private and public entities sent millions of pounds of hazardous waste in Casmalia disposal facility causing 'longstanding environmental problems'. Cleanup costs - over $100 million. | Santa Maria, CA, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution | |
| 31/12/1985 - 01/01/1941 | (Chevron) | ~21 million gallons of waste oil disposed in lagoons and waste pits; VOCs, PCBs and lead. Periodic flooding resulted in wastes entering the Schuylkill River. 22 parties ordered cleanup - $14 to $18 million & past costs $13.85 million & future oversight $1.1 million. | Berks County, PA, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution |
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