Marathon Oil to Pay Record Settlement Over Alleged Air Quality Violations

The company does not admit liability in the settlement, which the federal agency described as the largest of its kind.
Marathon Oil to Pay Record Settlement Over Alleged Air Quality Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington on Jan. 4, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday to resolve alleged air quality violations at its oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota and significantly reduce emissions from over 200 facilities statewide.

The settlement reached with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice is the largest-ever civil penalty for such violations, the EPA said in a press release.