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Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
22/11/2016Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)King of Ogale community in the oil-rich Niger delta, representing 40,000 Nigerians, sues Shell in London court alleging decades of oil spills have polluted land, water and destroyed the livelihoods of his people.Niger Delta, NigeriaAl Jazeera, The GuardianPollution
12/05/2016Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Around 2,000 barrels worth of oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico, near Shell's Brutus platformPort Fourchon, LA, United StatesThe GuardianPollution
01/03/2016Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Two new legal cases launched against the oil giant Shell over damage caused to the environment in Nigeria from repeated large scale oil spills.  Ogoni, Rivers, NigeriaLeigh DayNegligence, Pollution
03/11/2015Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Multiple contaminated sites from oil spills, some dating back 45 years, have not been properly restored. Spills contaminate drinking water and expose people to serious health risks.  Ogoni, Rivers, NigeriaAmnesty International, CEHRDPollution
17/08/2015
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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
20/01/2015
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Oil companies fined for Clean Air Act violations. Civil penalty - $900,000.Texas, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyFraud, Pollution
31/12/2014
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01/01/2014
Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell reported 204 Niger Delta oil spills in 2014.Niger Delta, Rivers, NigeriaAmnesty InternationalNegligence, Pollution
04/08/2014
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04/08/2011
Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Three Years after UN Environmental Program's assessment of fifty years' oil pollution in Ogoniland, Shell has not progressed in cleaning the oil contaminated land and drinking water.Ogoni, Rivers, NigeriaAmnesty International, CEHRD, Friends of the EarthPollution
01/07/2014
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Residents of Villa Inflamble filed a lawsuit against the 'Argentinian Government, Government of the city of Buenos Aires, and 44 businesses for damages to their health suffered as a result of the pollution of Matanza-Riachuelo River.'Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBusiness & Human Rights Resource CenterInjuries & Diseases, Pollution
01/11/2013Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell accused of not adequately assessing and providing false information regarding oil spills in Nigeria.Ogoni, Rivers, NigeriaAmnesty International, CEHRDFraud, Pollution
05/09/2013Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Numerous air permit violations were documented on Shell arctic ship fleets exploring and drilling for gas and oil. Settlements - $1.1 million.Alaska, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
10/07/2013Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell fined for Clean Air Act violations at large refinery and chemical plant; excess emissions of VOCs and HAPs. Civil penalty - $2.6million.Deer Park, Texas, USAUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
23/09/2012Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)After four year delay, Shell still has not cleaned up pollution caused by its two massive oil spills in two populated areas.Bodo & Gokana, NigeriaThe GuardianNegligence, Pollution
15/08/2012
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Energy Companies failure to disclose wells obscures fracking environmental hazards.United StatesBloombergPollution
23/04/2012Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Amnesty International exposes Shell's inaccurate reporting of massive 72-day Niger Delta oil spill.Niger DeltaAmnesty International, CEHRDFraud, Pollution
20/12/2011Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell faces fine over estimated 40,000 barrel oil spill polluting 950 square km of water surface-$5 billion.Bonga, NigeriaReuters, RTPollution
21/08/2011
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San Francisco Judge orders oil companies to clean up fuel additive MTBE contamination caused by leaking storage tanks.CA, United StatesSFGATEPollution
04/08/2011Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Two-year UN environmental study finds massive environmental disaster in Nigeria related to oil industry dating back 50 years; extensive pollution of soil and groundwater contaminating community wells; severe damage to vegetation; wetlands and creeks are coated with floating oil destroying the fish habitat; and air polluted with benzene detected in all air samples. 'Community members at Ogale are drinking water from wells that is contaminated with benzene, a known carcinogen, at levels over 900 times above the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline.'Ogoni, NigeriaUnited Nations Environmental ProgrammeInjuries & Diseases, Pollution
21/06/2011
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Residents of an Illinois town file toxic tort lawsuit against oil companies for groundwater contamination.Roxana, Illinois, United StatesAbout LawsuitsPollution
31/12/2010
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01/01/2009

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Documents reveal serious spills of oil and gas occurring at the rate of one a week from 5 oil companies operating in the North Sea.North SeaThe GuardianPollution
14/07/2010
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Twenty-six parties ordered to cleanup contaminated soil from yearlong (1961 - 1980) disposal of hazardous substances. Costs - $2.2 million.Coventry, RI, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
30/05/2010Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)40-year old corroded pipeline leaks oil for several months, polluting forests, farmland, fishponds and drinking water.NigeriaThe GuardianPollution
31/03/2010Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Violations of Clean Air Act; excess emissions of NOx, VOCs, benzene and SO2. Civil penalty - $3.5 million.Alabama & Louisiana, USUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
16/02/2010Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Frequent oil spills, poorly executed clean-ups and gas flaring cause severe pollution of air, water and land, as well as disastrous impacts on health and livelihoods of locals, study shows.Niger Delta, NigeriaEcumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility Pollution
15/12/2009
(Supplier Of Shell (Royal Dutch Shell))
Companies ordered to clean landfill from yearlong (1920 - 1967) waste disposal, so as to protect groundwater. Five companies will pay - future oversight costs $500,000 & damages $3.287 million.Southington, CT, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
23/08/2009
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Cree aboriginals protest over tar sand project - destroying ancient boreal forest; spreading open-pit mining across local tribes' territories; contaminating their food and water with toxins; producing heavy CO2 emissions; disrupting local wildlife and threatening their way of life.Alberta, CanadaThe GuardianClimate Change, Habitat Extinction, Pollution
13/07/2009Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)EPA orders Shell's facility to clean up releases of hazardous waste (petroleum, benzene, toluene, and other petroleum constituents and additives) polluting groundwater and nearby wetlands.Piti, GuamUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
30/06/2009Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Few, if any, adequate protective measures have been taken by Shell resulting to environmental pollution, and in several cases devastating consequences for human rights says Amnesty; not properly maintained pipelines; release of waste in the environment; failure to remediate and clean-up oil contaminated land and water; devastating consequences for human rights.Niger Delta, NigeriaAmnesty International, (2)Injuries & Diseases, Pollution
29/06/2009Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell accused of lobbying in Brussels against improvements on EU’s Emission Trading System, and threatened to move refineries out of Europe, if made to pay for emissions. Internal documents also reveal Shell's knowledge of the environmental severity of gas flaring practices, but chose not to stop their use.European UnionFriends of the Earth, Oil Change International, PLATFORM Lobbying, Pollution
30/03/2009
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25/02/2009
Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Petrochemical facility unlawfully discharged pollutants for 14 days, and did not properly operate and maintain a diffuse pipeline for 105 days. Penalty - $153,057Puerto RicoUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
01/02/2009
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01/12/2008
Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell ordered (in January 2015) to compensate 15,600 Nigerian fishermen for losses suffered to their health, livelihoods and land caused by two massive oil spills in 2008 and 2009 - £55 million.    Bodo, NigeriaLeigh Day, BBCPollution
12/01/2009Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Petrochemical facility fined  for excess discharge of pollutants into Santiago Creek and Caribbean Sea at unpermitted locations, failure to report discharge data, and lacking adequate operation and maintenance of a discharge pipe. Penalty -  $1,025,000.Puerto RicoUS Environmental Protection AgencyFraud, Pollution
12/01/2009Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell's gas flaring practices have not stopped, even past the 2008 December deadline posed by the Nigerian government, NGO says.NigeriaFriends of the EarthNegligence, Pollution
31/12/2008
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01/01/2007
Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)'Toxics Release Inventory' suggests toxic chemicals released into the environment in 2007 and 2008 from Shell YABUCCOA facility, were 126,837 and 116,060 pounds respectively.Puerto RicoUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
01/10/2008
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Companies fined for Clean Air Act violations at natural gas processing facility; excess SO2 emissions; no installation of SO2 reduction controls. Civil penalty - $500,000.Manistee, MI, USAUS Environmental Protection Agency, (2)Pollution
05/09/2008
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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 StatesThe New York TimesPollution
31/08/2008Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)US government releases emails of Shell officials downplaying the significance of Russian environmental audit of Shakhalin II energy project by persuading the Atomic Energy Authority to disperse the findings through the report to receive vital bank funding. The project's environmental projection is dire; 1.6m tonnes of carbon dioxide; threat to endangered species and other wildlife.  The GuardianClimate Change, Habitat Extinction, Lobbying, Pollution
15/05/2008Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell faces lawsuit from fishermen and farmers in the Niger Delta of Nigeria after contamination to fishponds and farmlands by oil spills.Niger Delta, Rivers, NigeriaENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS ACTIONPollution
03/04/2008Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell still using gas flaring in the Niger Delta - strong greenhouse gas contributions, causing acid rain and ground water contamination.Niger Delta, NigeriaThe EconomistClimate Change, Pollution
04/02/2008
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Oil spill and poor clean-up practices by locals cause environmental hazard on soil and water.Niger Delta, NigeriaIRIN NewsPollution
07/01/2008Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Settlement agreed over Clean Air Act violation - $5.8 million.Deer Park, Texas, United StatesReuters, (2)Pollution
07/09/2007Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Argentine government orders refinery shut down over lack of proper environmental permits and impact studies; pollution in soil samples, insufficient waste handling procedures; water from the nearby River Plate taken without permit.Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBBCPollution
20/06/2007Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Multiple oil spills related to oil companies in a 10 meter distance from people's homes left uncleaned for over 7 months.Biseni, NigeriaEnvironmental Rights ActionPollution
17/10/2006
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EPA orders companies to cleanup  wastes - including benzene, naphthalene, ethylbenzene - contaminating the surrounding soil and groundwater of Superfund site - Shell $398,821.91 & GSA $809,729.34Del Amo, CA, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
05/10/2006
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Violations of the Clean Air Act from 1999 through 2004; companies produced and distributed noncomplying fuel to motor vehicles threatening public health. Civil penalties for  - Shell $600,000 & BP $900,000.United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
30/06/2006
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01/06/2006
Motiva Enterprises
(Co-owned by Shell (Royal Dutch Shell))
Vapor storage tanks - controlling gasoline vapors - improperly maintained and leaking VOC-containing vapors. Fine - $75,000.Bridgeport, CT, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyNegligence, Pollution
27/06/2006Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Inspection finds two Shell facilities lacking proper spill buckets. Penalty - $1,200.GuamUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
12/04/2006Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Court in Lagos orders Shell to stop gas flaring practices.NigeriaThe GuardianClimate Change, Pollution
25/02/2006Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell ordered to pay damages for pollution; degradation of creeks; spoiling of crops and fishing - $1.5 billion.Bayelsa, NigeriaThe GuardianNegligence, Pollution
31/12/2005
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01/01/2005
Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Toxics Release Inventory counted 872 thousand pounds toxic waste released on environment by Martinez refinery in 2005.Contra Costa County, CA, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
24/12/2005Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Gas flaring continues, despite Nigerian Federal Court orders to halt.NigeriaBBCClimate Change, Pollution
11/12/2005
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Massive explosion at oil depot measuring 2.4 on the Richter scale injures 43 people, destroys homes and businesses and with yet unknown environmental damage that could last for decades. Firms involved fined almost 10£ million.Buncefield Terminal, Hemel Hempstead, United KingdomBBCInjuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard, Pollution
25/11/2005Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Impact assessment report suggests Shell downplayed environmental risks of Shakhalin II project, including possibility of Grey Whale extinction and destruction of salmon spawning areas.Sakhalin, RussiaWWF, The GuardianHabitat Extinction, Lobbying, Pollution
19/09/2005Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell fined for failure to dispose led-containing hazardous waste - $6,680.Marietta, PA, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
29/06/2005Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell ordered by Dutch Court to pay damages for oil spillages in farmlands and fishponds.Oruma, NigeriaBusiness & Human Rights Resource CenterPollution
16/02/2005
(Shell (Royal Dutch Shell))
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 StatesUS Environmental Protection Agency, (2)Negligence, Pollution
21/01/2005
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300 Russian Islanders protest against oil companies for depletion of fish stocks, and destroyed forests and pastures allegedly caused by Sakhalin platform.Sakhalin, RussiaPlanet Ark - ReutersPollution
13/12/2004Sapref
(Co-owned by Shell (Royal Dutch Shell))
Toxic gases such as sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxides and benzene coming from refineries poisons air, and cause high incidence of cancer and respiratory ailments among residents, NGO says.Dourban South AfricaBBCInjuries & Diseases, Negligence, Pollution
10/11/2004Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Oil companies punished for 7 of 4,123 oil spills through 2000 - 2011, with no company having to pay more than £20,000. Shell leaked ~7.33 tn of oil-based mud during bunkering operations - £3,000 fine.North SeaThe GuardianPollution
09/11/2004Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Governor urges clean up of over 250 oil spills across the state traced to Shell.Rivers State, NigeriaallAfricaPollution
09/11/2004
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Amnesty documents clean-up failures after oil spills, threats of violence and incidents of violent assaults on local community relating to oil companies.Niger Delta, NigeriaAmnesty InternationalBeatings & Violence, Death Threats, Pollution
13/09/2004Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell stationed paramilitary police (nicknamed "kill and go") to deal with community violent conflict, over clean-up dispute.Ogoni, NigeriaFinancial TimesBeatings & Violence, Pollution
03/08/2004Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Community demands compensation (N200 million) for alleged dump of drilling chemicals and toxic wastes.Bayelsa, NigeriaThis Day - allAfricaPollution
31/12/2003
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01/01/2003
Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Toxics Release Inventory counted 881 thousand pounds toxic waste released on environment by Martinez refinery in 2003.Contra Costa, CA, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
27/05/2003Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Oil spill contaminating well water in 1990s related to Shell, whistleblower says.New Mexico, United StatesThe TimesPollution
13/05/2003Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Oil companies punished for 7 of 4,123 oil spills through 2000 - 2011, with no company having to pay more than £20,000. Shell leaked ~7.5 tn of diesel during bunkering operations - £7,000 fine.North SeaThe GuardianPollution
20/02/2003Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Explosion at abandoned oil well causes major oil spill polluting farmlands and creeks .Ogoni, NigeriaIRINPollution
31/12/2002
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01/01/2000
Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Transparency pressures force Shell to reveal high greenhouse gas levels in Nigeria - 15.5m, 22.5m and 22m tonnes in 2002, 2001 and 2000 respectively.NigeriaThe GuardianClimate Change, Pollution
21/11/2002Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)33,000 barrels of crude oil spilled in river estuary - poisoning animals and vegetation - from Shell boat collision with other vessel. 500 city residents and mayor file lawsuit over insufficient clean up.Magdalena, ArgentinaPlanetark, ReutersPollution
19/04/2002
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Companies found liable for dumping fuel additive MTBE in Tahoe lake. Shell & Lyondell also withheld information over its defects. Settlement - $33 million.San Francisco, CA, United StatesPlanetark, ReutersFraud, Pollution
09/11/2001Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)At least 3 dead, 17 injured from oil pipeline fire.NigeriaPlanetark, ReutersDeaths, Injuries & Diseases, Pollution
01/11/2001Frontier El Dorado Refining LLC
(Co-owned by Shell (Royal Dutch Shell))
Investigation suggests hazardous wastes or constituents released from oil refinery may have contaminated groundwater, surface water and soil.Kansas City, MO, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
17/10/2001
(Shell (Royal Dutch Shell))
Pesticide manufacturers have abandoned a stockpile of highly toxic obsolete pesticides threatening  health of residents and livestock, soil, and local water supplies - most dangerous of which originate from Bayer.Kathmandu, Nepal GreenpeacePollution
17/07/2001Motiva Enterprises
(Co-owned by Shell (Royal Dutch Shell))
Leaking and corroded tank -unfit for use - explodes;  one worker killed, many others injured; approximately 99,000 gallons of spent sulfuric acid spilled into Delaware river for days; thousands of dead fish and crabs; sulfuric acid released into the air. Criminal fines - $10 million.Delaware City, DE, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyDeaths, Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Pollution
16/07/2001
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Companies fined for Clean Air Act violations at petroleum terminal loading rack; excess VOC emissions (22.5 tn). Civil penalty - $390,155.Bridgeport, CT, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
07/07/2001Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Major oil spill caused by ruptured pipe in Ogbodu village.Niger Delta, NigeriaallAfrica, IRINPollution
08/05/2001Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Oil well blow out and resulting oil and gas flood disrupts community.Ogoni, NigeriaallAfricaPollution
03/05/2001Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)MOSOP reports oil and gas blow-out at Shell's well in Ogoniland.Ogoni, NigeriaallAfricaPollution
03/05/2001Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Oil spill in Ogoniland - Shell says 14 of its abandoned oil wells in Nigeria could abruptly blow up.Ogoni, NigeriaBBCNegligence, Pollution
21/03/2001
(Shell (Royal Dutch Shell))
3 petroleum refiners controlling 9 refineries ordered to reduce illegal harmful air pollution - NO & SO2 - by over 60,000 tons/year & also fined for alleged hazardous waste and toxics violations - civil penalties $9.5 million & environmental projects for pollution affected communities $5.5 million & installing pollution-control equipment ~$400 million.Delaware, Louisiana, Texas, California, Washington - USUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
31/08/1999
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01/08/1999
Motiva Enterprises
(Co-owned by Shell (Royal Dutch Shell))
Companies cited for storing leaking or open containers of hazardous refinery waste - $94,596.Delaware City, DE, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
19/08/1999
(Shell (Royal Dutch Shell))
Group of 39 companies deemed responsible for disposing hazardous waste at Superfund site; 18,500 cubic yards of soil contaminated by VOCs, PCBs and lead. Cleanup settlement - $23 million.Piscataway, NJ, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
09/08/1999
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Shell receives Clean Air Act violation notice for loading a total of 28.4 million gallons of gasoline onto barges without required vapor recovery equipment for seven days in 1997. This loading resulted in about 56 tons of uncontrolled VOCs emissions.New England, CT, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
10/06/1999
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Ill-maintained pipeline ruptures and releases over 230,000 gallons of gasoline and ignites - 3 people killed, including two ten-year-old boys; over 9 injured; home destroyed; resulting fire killed over 100,000 fish and other aquatic organisms; massive environmental damage on creeks and soil. Civil and criminal penalties on Shell and Olympic - $92 million.Bellingham, WA, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyDeaths, Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Pollution
09/09/1998
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01/01/1917
Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)EPA cites hundreds of environmental violations at Shell's Wood River oil refinery located on the banks of the national heritage Mississippi River; excess levels of SO2 & SO air emissions, benzene; 'violations of solid waste labeling, reporting, and manifesting requirements, untimely reporting of emissions of extremely hazardous substances such as ammonia and chlorine'. Civil penalties - $1.5 million + $10 million in environmental projects.Roxanna, MO, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyFraud, Negligence, Pollution
18/07/1997Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell service station's underground storage tanks affecting water supply wells. Penalty - $30,000.Ridgewood, NJ, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyNegligence, Pollution
22/06/1997Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Check valve failure causes explosion and fire in facility from flammable gas release; several workers injured; closure of transportation routes; property damages. Check valves were deemed inappropriate for use. Penalty - $350,000.Deer Park, TX, United StatesUS Environmental Protection Agency, (2)Pollution
07/11/1996
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Four companies fined for violations underground fuel storage tank regulations including: inadequate inventory control, failure to conduct manual tank gauging, and failure to report and confirm suspected releases - $2,150.Arizona, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyNegligence, Pollution
02/08/1996
(Shell (Royal Dutch Shell))
Fifteen businesses ordered to clean up DDT-contaminated sediment from superfund site. Contamination occurred from 1947 to 1966. Costs - $10 million.Richmond, CA, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
31/12/1989
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01/01/1973

(Shell (Royal Dutch Shell))
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 StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
31/12/1985
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01/01/1941

(Shell (Royal Dutch Shell))
~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 StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
01/01/1983Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Supreme Court orders Shell to pay to four communities in Delta - N30 million.Delta State, NigeriaVanguardPollution
31/12/1972
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01/01/1940

(Shell (Royal Dutch Shell))
Synthetic rubber manufacturing plant responsible for soil and groundwater contamination; VOCs, PAHs, pesticides, PCBs and heavy metals. Cleanup costs for Shell and GSA - $55 million.Del Amo, CA, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
01/01/1970Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell ordered by Nigerian High court to pay for oil spill - N15.4 billion.Rivers State, NigeriaVanguardPollution