Consent Decree Filed To Resolve CWA Claims For Oil Spill That Damaged Indian Land

(February 1, 2024, 1:07 PM EST) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — The United States and two oil companies filed a proposed consent decree in which the companies agreed to pay $7.4 million to resolve claims under the Clean Water Act (CWA) arising from a discharge of heavy crude oil from the companies’ Osage pipeline that contaminated a creek, as well as lands owned by members of the Sac and Fox Nation....