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February 15, 2011

Chevron Ordered to Pay Ecuador $8.5 Billion for Environmental Damages 
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A court in Ecuador has ordered the oil giant Chevron to pay $8.6 billion
for dumping billions of gallons of toxic oil waste into Ecuador's rain
forest. The judgment is one of the largest ever imposed for
environmental contamination in any court. Chevron said it would appeal
the ruling.



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