Local Dry Cleaner's Lawsuit Alleges Big Oil Companies’ Failure to Clean Up Contamination is Stalling Progress and Putting Walnut Creek Residents at Risk

A local business, Dutch Girl Cleaners, is suing petroleum giants Marathon Oil and Tesoro Co. for failing to clean up a toxic plume from a “Speedway Express” gas station in downtown Walnut Creek. The complaint alleges that contamination at the Marathon gas station prevents re-development of the Dutch Girl property and poses public safety risks to the broader Walnut Creek community. According to the complaint, underground pollutants threaten to contaminate drinking water aquifers in the area, stalling progress for West Downtown Walnut Creek and threatening public safety.