Salt Lake residents file suit against Chevron over 2010 spills

Published: Friday, March 23 2012 6:31 p.m. MDT

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A group of more than 60 residents who say a pair of 2010 oil spills damaged their properties in an upscale neighborhood filed a federal lawsuit against Chevron on Friday, asserting one of the most "significant environmental disasters" in the Salt Lake valley continues to cause them problems.

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101Ways

Taylorsville, UT

Wishful thinking. The city has already taken these landowners and citizens for a ride, they have lost any hope to recover from Chevron since the city has already settled theirs and any future claims against Chevron by other land owners affected by More..

4:53 a.m. March 24, 2012
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Kaysville, UT

I really doubt these properties have lost there value! Oil is organic and just as natural as water itself. And I really doubt these homeowners claims. They just see visions of money from Big Oil

9:31 a.m. March 24, 2012
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Amy Joi O'Donoghue

Amy Joi O'Donoghue is the environmental reporter the Deseret News, specializing in coverage of issues that affect land, air, water and energy development. She has worked here since 1998 and has been an assistant city more ..

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