Article: ATTORNEY GENERAL BROWN WINS $19.5 MILLION JUDGMENT AGAINST SHELL OIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS AT ITS GAS STATIONS

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 6 -- The California Attorney General issued the following news release:

After finding "hundreds of environmental violations" at Shell gasoline stations statewide, Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that his office has secured a $19.5 million judgment against the oil company and its affiliates, which will ensure compliance with the state's hazardous waste and underground fuel storage laws.

"Shell Oil Company disregarded the state's underground fuel storage and hazardous waste laws, committing hundreds of environmental violations at its gasoline stations across California," Brown said. "This judgment requires the company to pay $19.5 million in ...

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