Phillips 66, the Houston-based oil and gas company, is facing federal charges for allegedly dumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of heavily polluted wastewater into the Los Angeles County sewer system.

The company is accused of knowingly and negligently violating the Clean Water Act. It will be arraigned in the coming weeks.

Oil company Phillips 66 has been federally indicted in connection with alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in California

A federal grand jury has charged energy company Phillips 66 with illegally dumping large quantities of oil into Los Angeles’s sewer system and failing to report the issue. The Justice Department announced Thursday that a grand jury issued a six-count indictment against the firm for allegedly discharging “hundreds of thousands of gallons” of industrial

Oil giant Phillips 66 faces federal charges for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act by discharging industrial wastewater with excessive oil and grease from its Carson refinery into Los Angeles County’s sewer system in 2020 and 2021. Prosecutors accuse the Texas-based company of failing to report the violations.

The company allegedly dumped wastewater from its Carson oil refinery into the Los Angeles County sewer system in 2020 and 2021 and did not report the violations, DOJ prosecutors said.

Oil Company Phillips 66 was indicted on six federal charges for allegedly dumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of wastewater from its Carson oil refinery into the Los Angeles County sewer system.

(Reuters) - A grand jury has indicted Phillips 66 for violating the Clean Water Act by illegally discharging hundreds of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater into Los Angeles County's sewer system and failing to report the violations to authorities, the U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles said on Thursday.

Phillips 66, an oil company based in Texas, has been indicted for Clean Water Act violations in California for discharging industrial wastewater with excessive oil and grease into the sewer system.