Supreme Court Denies ExxonMobil’s Appeal in $14.3 Million Air Pollution Case

SCOTUS Rejects ExxonMobil’s Appeal of $14 Million Fine for Air Pollution at Texas Plant

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from oil and gas giant ExxonMobil to halt a record $14 million penalty for thousands of air pollution violations at its plant in Baytown, Texas — one of the largest petrochemical sites in the country. The case was filed in 2010 by Environment Texas and the Sierra Club on behalf of residents living nearby. The violations fell under the Clean Air Act, a federal law that limits air pollution from industrial …

Supreme Court rejects ExxonMobil appeal

ExxonMobil remained silent Wednesday regarding this week’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to take up the company’s appeal of a multimillion-dollar penalty for thousands of environmental violations at its Baytown petrochemical refinery.

Exxon must pay $14.25 million over Baytown air pollution as Supreme Court declines appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a $14.25 million penalty against ExxonMobil for more than 16,000 Clean Air Act violations at its Baytown, Texas, petrochemical plant.Kyle McClenagan reports for Houston Public Media.In short:The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear ExxonMobil’s appeal leaves intact a ruling from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the $14.25 million civil penalty for pollution at the Baytown facility from 2005 to 2013.The l…

Supreme Court denies ExxonMobil’s appeal in $14.3 million air pollution case

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to ExxonMobil by refusing to hear an appeal to overturn a lower court decision that ordered the company to pay $14.3 million for Clean Air Act violations at its oil refinery in Baytown, Texas. The decision brings to an end the decade-and-a-half-long legal battle between ExxonMobil and some of its Baytown neighbors. “David slays Goliath,” declared Neil Carman, clean air director for the Lone Star chapter of the…