Chevron Corp. v. Donziger: A Loss of Public Confidence in the Integrity and Impartiality of the Judiciary

Corporations Control the U.S. Federal Judicial System (Part 1 of 2)

The “Amazon Chernobyl”

The largest oil-related human disaster in history began in 1964 when Texaco (now Chevron) discovered oil in Ecuador. Texaco was the exclusive operator of several oil fields within a 1,500 square mile area of the Amazon. The oil company ignored routine waste regulations, dumping some 16 billion gallons of toxic wastewater into river…