Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Sierra Club, Environment Texas Sue ExxonMobil Over Alleged Violations Of Air Emission Laws

The largest U.S. oil refinery released 8 million pounds of illegal pollution in the last five years, violating federal air pollution laws thousands of times, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by environmental groups.

The lawsuit against ExxonMobil is the latest by Sierra Club and Environment Texas as part of their campaign to rein in what they call "illegal emissions" by dozens of refineries and chemical plants that operate in the Texas Gulf Coast. In recent months, the groups have reached multimillion-dollar, out-of-court settlements with Shell and Chevron Phillips after filing similar suits. The groups say this is the largest of the lawsuits based on the size of the plant.

ExxonMobil denied the allegations and said it would fight the lawsuit. The company said it had invested $1 billion in recent years to improve emissions.

Sierra Club, Environment Texas Sue ExxonMobil Over Alleged Violations Of Air Emission Laws

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