Environmental activists to protest Dodgers' home opener over partnership with embattled oil company

"A federal grand jury has indicted Phillips 66, owner of the 76 gas-station brand whose logo is displayed across Dodger Stadium, for allegedly sending thousands of gallons of water contaminated with oil and grease into LA County's sewer system," a press release from The Climate Reality Project's Los Angeles chapter read.  

"The company is accused of knowingly and negligently violating the Clean Water Act." 

In a petition signed by more than 27,000 people, activists called on Walter to "immediately end" their sponsorship deal with Phillips 66, which called the partnership "greenwashing of the worst kind."

The charges stem from an incident on Nov. 24, 2020. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, Phillips 66 allegedly discharged an estimated 310,000 gallons of "non-compliant industrial wastewater" into the sewer system during a 2.5-hour window. 

The wastewater was believed to contain approximately 64,000 pounds of oil and grease.

In a separate incident on Feb. 8, 2021, another 480,000 gallons were believed to have been discharged into the sewer system. 

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Earlier this month, California State Senate Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez also called for the Dodgers to end their partnership with Phillips 66. 

"Ending the sponsorship with Phillips 66 would send the message that it's time to end our embrace of polluting fossil fuels and work together towards a cleaner, greener future," Gonzalez's letter to Walter read.