Opening day for the Los Angeles Dodgers He will meet with the protesters Thursday afternoon after a group of environmental activists signed a request to request the end of the controversial team association with an oil and gas company.
The protest of the “Dodgers fans against fossil fuels” will take Los Angeles County Sewerage System
Archive: The president of the Dodgers of Los Angeles and the controller owner Mark Walter observes during game five of the 2021 NLCs against the Braves of Atlanta at the Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers defeated the Braves 11-2 on October 21, 2021. (Kirby Lee-USA Today Sports)
“A Federal Grand Jury has accused Phillips 66, owner of the 76th brand of the gas station whose logo is shown throughout the Dodger Stadium, for allegedly sending thousands of gallons of water contaminated with oil and fat in the sewerage system of the Los Angeles County”, a press release from the chapter of the climatic reality of the chapter of Los Angeles.
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“The company is accused of knowing and negligently the clean water law.”
In a petition signed by more than 27,000 people, the activists asked Walter to “end” their sponsorship agreement with Phillips 66, which called the association “Green Washing of the worst type”.
The United States Department of Justice He announced an accusation of six positions in November claiming that Phillips 66 had violated the clean water law by throwing “hundreds of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater from its Carson oil refinery to the sewerage system of the Los Angeles County.” The company was also accused of not informing those violations.
An overview of a scoring board during NLCS training at Dodgers Stadium on October 12, 2024. (Mio-Imagn Kiyoshi Images)
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The charges come from an incident on November 24, 2020. According to the United States Prosecutor’s Office for the Central District of California, Phillips 66 allegedly unloaded approximately 310,000 gallons of “non -conforming industrial wastewater” in the sewerage system during a 2.5 -hour window.
It was believed that wastewater contained approximately 64,000 pounds of oil and fat.
In a separate incident on February 8, 2021, it was believed that another 480,000 gallons were discharged in the sewerage system.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers receiver, Will Smith (16) (left) and Socorro pitcher, Tanner Scott (66) (right) celebrates the victory against the Chicago puppies in the ninth entrance during the Tokyo series in Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025. (Images Darren Yamashita-Imagn)
Earlier this month, the leader of the majority of the Senate of the State of California, Lena González, also asked the Dodgers to end their association with Phillips 66.
“Finishing the sponsorship with Phillips 66 would send the message that it is time to end our hug of contaminating fossil fuels and working together towards a cleaner and green future,” said González’s letter to Walter.
The Dodgers will open the season on Thursday at home against the Detroit tigers.
