Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
17/08/2015
(Occidental Petroleum Corporation)
16 companies ordered to clean up contaminated soil from pesticides and heavy metals at Superfund site operating from early 1930's until mid 1980's - cleanup costs $14.3 million & $945,000 past costs and future oversight.Hagerstown, MD, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
20/10/2010
(Occidental Petroleum Corporation)
Oil companies lobby over California's Proposition 23, which would overturn the 2006 landmark Global Warming Solutions Act.California, United StatesTriple PunditClimate Change, Lobbying
31/12/1997
(Occidental Petroleum Corporation)
26, 000 banana workers compensated by chemical companies over sterility and other health defects caused by  DBCP use in 1970s - $41 million.Central America, Africa, Philipinnes,Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, BANANAS!Injuries & Diseases