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Marathon Oil to Pay Record Settlement for Pollution in Violation of the Clean Air Act
Flaring at oil wells from the burning of natural gas, seen from the road in the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation near New Town, North Dakota on Aug. 13, 2014. Linda Davidson / The Washington Post via Getty Images In a settlement agreement between the …